Vision India 2020: Renaissance

For years, I had been disturbed by the demolition of architectural heritage in India in the name of development. [If you haven’t already, please read my very personal account, As India Builds.]

Deal Radar 2008: Amie Street and the Twenty First Century Renaissance

AmieStreet.com is an online music destination that allows (a) musicians to release, (b) music fans to discover, and (c) listeners decide the price they would like to pay for new and independent music over the Internet. The site has excellent music. In August 2007, Amie Street raised an undisclosed amount of Series A round of

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Trend Radar 2008: Simplicity in Design

Simplicity and reduction in design are going to be the mantras in 2008, as industrial designers look for ways to make technology more human-centric. We are faced with the daunting challenge of delivering convergence devices with umpteen functions without losing the user. We are also faced with the challenge of delivering highly personalized user experiences

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The Cinnamon Peeler by Michael Ondaatje

And here’s a new year’s gift from my Renaissance Mind to yours, The Cinnamon Peeler by Michael Ondaatje.

The Renaissance Mind

Here is an article from the New York Times that gives me a perfect segue into a topic that I have been pondering a great deal over the last few months. It discusses the nature of innovation and its relationship to knowledge, and it concludes with: In her 2006 book, “Innovation Killer: How What We

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