a mimamsa thought
50RULES
OF INNOVATION
a mimamsa thought

A MimamsaThought
Raman Kalia
Innovation | Employer Brand | Brand Design
InnovationWorkshops | Innovation Strategy | Innovation Ecosystem Design
Domains
Services
raman@mimamsaconsult.com
@rmnkalia
mimamsaconsult.com
Hi,nice to
meet you
BrandVision | Brand Identity | Brand Experience
Employer Brand | Internal Branding |

A MimamsaThought
“The reasonable man adapts himself
to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world
to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.”
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

IDENTIFY A GREAT
PROBLEM
a mimamsa thought

AND MAKE IT A GREAT
PROBLEM
a mimamsa thought
OR REFRAME AN ORDINARY PROBLEM

THINK BIG. VERY BIG.
AIM TO CHANGE THE WORLD
a mimamsa thought

LOOK AT CREATORS.
NOT CREATIONS
THINK WHO DID IT. WHY SHE DID IT. HOW HE DID IT. THEIR HISTORY. THEIR BEHAVIOUR. THEIR LEARNING.

KNOW YOUR
ASSUMPTIONSOF YOUR THINKING. YOUR LEARNING. YOUR SURROUNDINGS.. KNOW YOUR OLD.
a mimamsa thought

LEARN THE
CONVENTIONSAND THEN IGNORE THEM. COMPLETELY.
a mimamsa thought

THINK DEEP ABOUT
UNEXPECTED
OBSERVATIONS
a mimamsa thought

ASK FIVE WHYS’
AT EVERY STEPALWAYS CHOOSE THE WAY WHERE THERE IS NO ROAD
a mimamsa thought

MANY TALENTED
CONNECTIONSHAVE A WIDE SOCIAL LIFE WITH TALENTED PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE FIELDS.
a mimamsa thought

Building prototypes
BUILD PROTOTYPESDON’T TALK YOUR IDEAS. SHOW YOUR IDEAS.
a mimamsa thought

LEARN FROM
YOUR IDOLSBUT DON’T APE THEM
a mimamsa thought

EXPLORE
DIFFERENT
ANGLES
a mimamsa thought

NEVER BE
EMBARRASSED
a mimamsa thought

BELIEVE
a mimamsa thought

BE A CHILD
a mimamsa thought
BE CURIOUS. BUILD CURIOSITY. SEEK UNEXPECTED. NEVER NE AFRAID.

THINK
a mimamsa thought
NEW THOUGHTS. DON’T BE A PARROT. BUILD ON IDEAS. DON’T REPEAT. TRY ORIGINALITY

PLAY
a mimamsa thought
A LOT.

BE WITH THE TALENT

TAKE BLIND LEAPS
a mimamsa thought

SMELL THE COFFEE
a mimamsa thought
NEVER BEHAVE DELUSIONAL.

EXPERIMENT FAST.
LEARN. ADAPT. CHANGE.
a mimamsa thought

WRITEEVERYIDEA
a mimamsa thought

BUILD DEEP EXPERTISE

COLLABORATEINDIVIDUAL GENIUS IS A MYTH. INNOVATION IS TEAM PLAY
a mimamsa thought

TAKE CONTINUOUS
FEEDBACKNOT CRITICISM. NOT JUDGMENT. NOT DECISION. ONLY FEEDBACK.
a mimamsa thought

LEARN THE ART OF
LOOKING SIDEWAYS
a mimamsa thought

EMBRACE DIVERSITYIN PEOPLE. IN PLACES. IN READING. IN WATCHING. IN DOING. IN THINKING. IN FEELING. DIVERSITY AROUND
a mimamsa thought

EXPERIENCE DIVERSE
CULTURESCOUNTRIES. RELIGION. THINKING. BELIEFS. FAITHS. LIFESTYLES. PRODUCTS. DIVERSITY WITHIN
a mimamsa thought

BUILD
180DEGREE
PERSPECTIVES
amimamsathought

NO ESCAPING
HARD WORK
a mimamsa thought

RELAX. LITERALLYWALK. DANCE. SLEEP. TAKE A HOT BATH. LISTEN TO MUSIC. MEDITATE
a mimamsa thought

COUNT THE SHEEPMANY A BREAKTHROUGH HAPPENS DURING HALF SLEEP. KEEP A PEN & PAPER NEXT TO YOU
a mimamsa thought

BE A TIGER.
a mimamsa thought
KEEP HUNTING NEW IDEAS. NEW THOUGHTS. NEW PEOPLE.

RUN WILDWITH YOUR IMAGINATION
a mimamsa thought

NO EGO.
BE HUMBLEIT’S THE IDEA BEING JUDGED. NOT YOU.
a mimamsa thought

PRACTICE
INNOVATION
EVERYDAYIN EVERYTHING YOU DO. MAKE IT A HABIT. NOT AN EXCEPTION.
a mimamsa thought

a mimamsa thought
HAVE GRIT.
BUILD PERSEVERANCE.

HIGH SELF
BELIEF
a mimamsa thought

SEEK INSIGHTSDON’T STOP AT JUST SEEING BEHAVIOURS. THINK WALKMAN
a mimamsa thought

BE SENSITIVE.
BUILD EMPATHY
a mimamsa thought

NO PASSION.
NO INNOVATION.
a mimamsa thought

NO COMMITMENT.
NO INNOVATION.
a mimamsa thought

KEEP
LEARNING
NEW
a mimamsa thought

TEST HYPOTHESISCONDUCT MANY MANY EXPERIMENTS. SEEK CLARITY EVERYTIME.
a mimamsa thought

BE FEARLESS
ABOUT YOUR IDEAS
a mimamsa thought

REJECT
EVERYTHING
ORDINARY
a mimamsa thought

SEEK UNKNOWN
a mimamsa thought

BE PREPARED TO ACTSOMETIMES YOU SEEK IDEAS. SOMETIMES IDEAS SEEK YOU.
a mimamsa thought

SEE ART EVERYWHERE
AND IN EVERYTHING
a mimamsa thought

A MimamsaThought
Raman Kalia
Innovation | Employer Brand | Brand Design
InnovationWorkshops | Innovation Strategy | Innovation Ecosystem Design
Domains
Services
raman@mimamsaconsult.com
@rmnkalia
mimamsaconsult.com
LIKED IT.GET
INTOUCH
WITH US.
BrandVision | Brand Identity | Brand Experience
Employer Brand Design

A MimamsaThought
thought collaborators
Raman Kalia
Managing Partner
Mobile:+91 9742223518
e-mail: raman@mimamsaconsult.com
skype:rmnkalia
blog:mimamsaconsult.com
@ Copyright 2015, Mimamsa Consulting, Bangalore
All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical, including
photocopy, recording or any other information storage and retrieval system without prior permission in writing from Mimamsa Consulting.
mimamsa