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Use Jugaad to Innovate Faster, Cheaper, Better

Harvard Business Review

This highly resource-constrained and chaotic environment inspires jugaad innovators — i.e., the Indian entrepreneurs and corporations who practice jugaad to develop market-relevant products and services that are inherently affordable and sustainable. In doing so, they can pass the cost savings on to their customers.

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We All Work at Enron Now

Harvard Business Review

Banks would fail at lending and borrowing. It's not just that in a hypercompetitive world, yesterday's competitive edges are as dull as a plastic spork. UK Uncut is self-organizing demonstrations against mobile operators and banks. People would fail at making wealth maximizing decisions. Here's Enronia's really big problem.