"Jugaad innovation is about a frugal mindset. There has to be a certain element of craziness, uncertainty, and space for serendipitous learning. Too much process will kill that creative spark." (Professor Jaideep Prabhu, author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth.)

In this 1-day workshop, you will be introduced to the processes and tools of jugaad innovation through tried and tested applications. You will be guided to apply these processes and tools by identifying important customer needs, crystallizing value propositions and executing on your vision by setting up champions, teams and organizational alignment.

'Jugaad' is the improvised, frugal Indian approach to innovation. It is becoming increasingly influential in the thinking of many corporations. Through case studies and examples, you will learn how to design a frugal framework for innovation and apply proven techniques for driving systematic, repeatable and managed innovation in your company. You will learn to recognize the culture and personal traits that produce innovations to sustain long-term business growth. You will be able to see the qualities that distinguish the world's most successful innovative companies today.

To maximize the benefits, you will be guided to create your own innovation action plan with practical tips and exercises on different strategies that you can use to drive creativity and innovation in your company from day to day.

The workshop is ideal for mid- to senior-level team-leaders, managers, planners, project heads, design and creative consultants responsible for new product/services development, R&D, industrial/design/value engineering, business development, HR or project management, training, marketing, advertising and promotion, IT/technology strategy and corporate planning.

1. Applying Systematic Jugaad - Creating Customer Value
   • Essence of Innovation - Jugaad Principles
   • The Jugaad Principles
   • Case Discussion on Jugaad in Action
   • Exercise and Presentations on Live Workplace Examples
   
   
2. Fostering Creativity - Getting Outside The Box
   • SCAMPER - A Powerful Creativity Enabling Tool
   • Applications of SCAMPER
   • Designing for Tomorrow - Toyota Insight
   • Applying to Live Workplace Examples
   
   
3. Stretching Your Mind - The 7 Rules of Innovation
   • Mental Models - How We Miss Opportunities - Basketball Video
   • Power of Impossible Thinking - E-Choupal
   • The 7 Rules of Innovation
   • Videos and Discussion
   
   
4. Organizing For Innovation at Your Workplace
   • IDEO Model of the Innovation Workplace
   • Building a Team - Ten Faces of Innovation
   • Applying Ten Faces of Innovation to Team Building
   • Examples, Video Clips
   
   
5. Summary and Key Action Plan
   • Review of the Key Concepts and Models
   • Individual Exercise: Top Three Priorities for Implementation at the Workplace

T. A. Balasubramanian (named Tabby for life by well-meaning friends at IIT) is an engineering graduate from IIT, Madras and an alumnus of IIM, Calcutta. He has worked for over 15 years in the corporate sector (ASCI and HPCL, managing computer systems), before starting Maxigen Communications, a marcom consultancy service.

For the past two decades, Tabby has been engaged in the strategic and creative management aspects of communication across a range of business domains including IT, BPO, Technology, Hospitality, Engineering Consultancy and Retailing. He has conducted Open Public Programs since 2007 on 'Creativity and Innovation' as well as in-company training programs for leading global companies.

He is currently exploring new ideas in 'Systems Thinking', 'Content Marketing', 'Collaboration & Community Development', 'Virtual Worlds' and the 'Power of Visual Thinking'. He has written columns, serious and light, for magazines such as Business World, Computers Today, Express Computer and Dataquest.