Comments on: In Praise of Jugaad Innovation http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/ Sharad Sharma examines the transformation challenges facing the software industry Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: A Connected world… » Blog Archive » On Jugaad Innovation http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-4150 Mon, 28 May 2007 12:51:12 +0000 http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-4150 [...] I came across the term jugaad few years ago. I was told that the term meant fixing a problem with available resources and that it is usually, at best, a temporary fix. The next time I came across it was when I read Sharad Sharma’s post on Jugaad Innovation few weeks ago. He write about this in reference to IT Innovation ecosystem in India. [...] […] I came across the term jugaad few years ago. I was told that the term meant fixing a problem with available resources and that it is usually, at best, a temporary fix. The next time I came across it was when I read Sharad Sharma’s post on Jugaad Innovation few weeks ago. He write about this in reference to IT Innovation ecosystem in India. […]

]]> by: Vasudev Ram http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-3367 Fri, 18 May 2007 11:44:59 +0000 http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-3367 Incidentally, I myself blog about software innovation at my blog, which is called jugad! -> http://jugad.livejournal.com Vasudev Ram Incidentally, I myself blog about software innovation at my blog, which is called jugad! -> http://jugad.livejournal.com

Vasudev Ram

]]> by: Vasudev Ram http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-3362 Fri, 18 May 2007 10:53:19 +0000 http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-3362 Nice post, Sharad. I like the points and agree with them - its often the case that when one has less resources, one innovates better. Vasudev Ram www.dancingbison.com sourceforge.net/projects/xtopdf Nice post, Sharad.
I like the points and agree with them - its often the case that when one has less resources, one innovates better.

Vasudev Ram
www.dancingbison.com
sourceforge.net/projects/xtopdf

]]> by: Bopana http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-2700 Thu, 03 May 2007 12:05:43 +0000 http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-2700 I haven't read "In Praise of Resource Constraints", but I suspect there's much in common with C. K. Prahlad's "The Innovation Sandbox". You can download it for free from http://www.strategy-business.com/press/freearticle/06306. I think it's a must-read. The article really helps explain what's driving this "jugaad innovation" -- constraints for the bottom-of-the-pyramid consumers, primarily cost. The article is replete with examples ranging from a multiple-fuel chula (stove) for the rural poor that costs about $20, to Narayana Hrudayalaya's world-class medical services via an insurance scheme that covers entire villages at a time but costs only 20 cents/person/month. I agree that India today provides a great testbed for everyone to explore opportunities in a frugal/thrifty environment. And hopefully, many of these in-market experiments will succeed and have a broad impact, but especially for those at the bottom-of-the-pyramid. I haven’t read “In Praise of Resource Constraints”, but I suspect there’s much in common with C. K. Prahlad’s “The Innovation Sandbox”. You can download it for free from http://www.strategy-business.com/press/freearticle/06306.

I think it’s a must-read. The article really helps explain what’s driving this “jugaad innovation” — constraints for the bottom-of-the-pyramid consumers, primarily cost.

The article is replete with examples ranging from a multiple-fuel chula (stove) for the rural poor that costs about $20, to Narayana Hrudayalaya’s world-class medical services via an insurance scheme that covers entire villages at a time but costs only 20 cents/person/month.

I agree that India today provides a great testbed for everyone to explore opportunities in a frugal/thrifty environment. And hopefully, many of these in-market experiments will succeed and have a broad impact, but especially for those at the bottom-of-the-pyramid.

]]> by: Shantanu http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-2196 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 07:52:49 +0000 http://orbitchange.com/blog/2007/04/18/jugaad/#comment-2196 I still prefer the term 'Jugaad'; absolutely perfect for those who understand the true meaning of the term! And congratulations for the great job with this blog; I find the posts very insightful. I still prefer the term ‘Jugaad’; absolutely perfect for those who understand the true meaning of the term! And congratulations for the great job with this blog; I find the posts very insightful.

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