Facilitating Innovation Through

Technology

A Guest Lecture at Indian Institute of Managementby

Surya Prakash Mohapatra

Today business models are subject to rapid displacement, disruption, and, in

extreme cases, outright destruction.

Bitcoin bypasses traditional banks and clearinghouses withblockchain technology. Coursera and edX, among others, threaten business schools with massive open online courses (MOOCs).

Tencent outcompetes in Internet services through microtransactions.

Uber sidesteps the license system that protects taxicab franchises in cities around the world.

Shifting Workforce Demographics

The Knowledge Economy

Globalization The Digital Workplace

The Ubiquity of Mobile Technology

A Culture of Connectivity

The Participation Society Social Learning

Corporate Social Responsibility

Millenials in the Workplace

10 forces shaping the future workplace now

The future belongs topeople who see possibilities

before they becomeobvious.

- Ted Levitt

Innovation at Kumbha Mela

• Crowd Steering

• Health Pavilion

• Medi-Tracker• Epi-Metrics• 3D Elevated

Mapping

Innovation at IT Company

• All Facilities across the globe are remotely controlled from India through IoT

• Parking Lots are fitted with Sensors that emit data to a multiple Display Boards

• Employees Health Check-up facilitated through Tele-presence

• Company has IoT Innovation Lab• IoT disrupting the way

Employees live their lives

Technology Driving Engagement

•Internal FM Radio•Internal Television Channel•Enterprise Social Media Platforms•Crowd-sourcing of Innovative Ideas from Employees

Social Learning: The Emerging Paradigm

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These have stood the test of time

Five Timeless Principles

- Purpose and Usability drive the choice of Technology.

- Technology is the accelerator of momentum and not the creator of momentum.

- Most successful Technology is the one which makes us more human.

- Learning happens through Passion and not through the use of Technology.

- The Fundamentals will always remain intact.

A good hockey player plays where the poke is. A greathockey player plays where the poke is going to be.

- Wayne Gretzky

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