This is a capstone project of the CMI-FLY program. We are the team 'The Arrows' consisting of 4 students from IIT Bombay. This mentions the 5 pillars to develop a competitiveness mindset through cognitive skills, particularly focusing on 'Innovativeness'. Further, throws light on tools required to inculcate innovative thinking by the use of real-life examples.

1. The Arrows
FLY Capstone Project
Diptashree Banerjee
Harshita Agarwal
G. Sree Lakshmi Aditya
Rishabh Sharaff

2. 5 Pillars of FLY Program
FLY programs are focused on the five pillars to develop a competitiveness mindset
● Conscientiousness
● Perseverance
● Innovativeness
● Taking Initiative
● Problem Solving
The Pillar that we want to focus is INNOVATIVENESS

3. Innovativeness
● In other words is being CREATIVE
● To modify the existing the norms
● Put forward concepts to make it more
interesting and easy to understand
● Various ways to achieve innovativeness
● Our focus topics : Breaking Assumptive
barriers & SCAMPLER technique

4. — William Blake
“What is now proved was once only
imagined”

5. Breaking
Assumptive
Limitations

6. Our brains are wired to make assumptions, which can sometimes
be off base. We think it's an honest mistake; science calls it a blind
spot.
CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS!
Accept your Blind Spots!
11Minformation pieces/ second
40of them can only be processed

7. Agro-tech Startups
As-is: Responsible for 17-18% of India’s GDP but
employes 50% of the country’s population
Issues: Farmers don’t own land nor can afford
advanced techniques
Solutions: Leverage technology for sustainable
techniques (450+ agro tech startups)
Profitable Ventures with a noble initiative!
1. Agrostar: e-commerce platform for farmers,
real-time advice through app and helpline
2. Waycool: branding, food processing, 300 T of
food to 80,000 customers
3. Ninjacart: data analytics predicts demand
ensuring consistent demand for farmers

8. Overcoming ‘Chalta Hai’ attitude
Pollution to ink
What if we could capture pollution in the air around
us and turn into something useful? Inventor Anirudh
Sharma shares how he created AIR-INK, a useable
black ink that's made from PM 2.5 pollution. Learn
how new carbon-based materials could disrupt age-
old processes in industries like fashion, printing and
packing -- and make the world just a bit cleaner in
the process.
Vertical Vegetable Gardening
Grow Malabar spinach at home by
recycling series of plastic bottles and there
is no need to water it often
Farmers in the Netherlands
A pioneering Dutch farm has found clever ways to
generate higher yields using less space and fewer
inputs. They’re growing food that’s more
sustainable and economical too. Despite being a
small, densely populated country, the Netherlands
is one of the world’s biggest vegetable exporters.
Metro Rail
Delhi metro is on its’ next wave of
technological innovation where the role of
a driver will be minimised. The trains will
receive a ‘wake-up’ call from the
operational centre, lights will switch on,
engine ignited and self-check. Besides,
metro as a concept saves space as well
as offers better travel

9. Recommendations from McDonalds
Career Plan
Ask Alexa to apply for a job
here and it’ll ask the preferred
region
Outsource Drive-through
Dynamic Yield software saves staff a lot of time
Track My Macca
In Australia, app gives
information about ingredients
and nutritional content
Mc Cafe
Preferred location for their
coffee fix
Happy Meal Zones
Play zones uses Nintendo Wii-
like system uses motion
detection and IR cames to get
kids active
Voice Recognition Software
Acquired Apprente which can respond
to complex ordering

10. Substitute
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Combine
Adapt
Modify
SCAMPLER Technique
Put to another use
Low hanging fruit
Eliminate
Reverse
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11. IOT Revolution in Israel
● Combining IOT to industry sectors like energy,
mobility, power, health care and life sciences.
● Auto-Tel, a car sharing platform run by IoT, these
cars are connected to the internet, you can find
available cars on your phone, and unlock them
using your phone.
● Prisma Photonics makes physical infrastructure like
roads, power and water lines smart using laser and
sensors.
● Quickway makes clothing smart with an IoT tag.

12. Ice Stupas of Ladakh
● In the Ladakh region of northwestern India's
Himalayas, with glaciers melting and retreating
because of climate change, the impending
drought threatens to destroy their livelihoods.
● To solve the problem, engineer Sonam Wangchuk
creates artificial ice stupas, which melt when
water is urgently needed for farming.
● Essentially, Adapting, Putting to another use,
and Low hanging fruit techniques actually help
to solve a problem and spread a message to
people in big cities regarding climate change.

13. Resources
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60YD5jsSlmo
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dig_QFPPPtE
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrN3gDJRuMM
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8lXvKtgTw
● https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/delhi-metro-rail-corporation-works-
on-next-wave-of-technological-innovation/838443/
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFcjfqmVah8
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me8lXvKtgTw
● https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startups-to-play-key-role-in-the-fourth-
industrial-revolution/
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCacMeSOxAg
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX_l25rrhNM
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5clOYWsNhhk

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