Nikhil MahenSystems Thinking vs Design Thinking — a spectrum misunderstoodMy last 4–5 years have been spent in corporate innovation — always as part of the team that was expected to generate ideas and develop…Oct 5, 2020Oct 5, 2020
Nikhil MahenWho was the first Superhero? Part 3Welcome back to the Superhero world. So far we have sought to arrive at the earliest Superheroes in multiple ways — the first ‘hero’ in…Aug 30, 2020Aug 30, 2020
Nikhil MahenDesign Tools: Hackathon To PracticeSince the lockdown, I have structured my days around my 3 meals, and at times my 4th and 5th meal. Everything from working on my start-up…Aug 17, 20201Aug 17, 20201
Nikhil MahenDesign Tools: Experimentation CyclesIn the late 90’s Nick Swinmurn had the idea of selling shoes online. He wasn’t sure if people would be comfortable buying shoes online…Aug 7, 2020Aug 7, 2020
Nikhil MahenDesign Tools: Breaking down “Insights”At work, we use the word ‘insight’ as a way to give weight/ importance to an idea or observation. An ‘insight’ is often the fulcrum for a…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Nikhil MahenWho was the first Superhero? Part 2c (The Greeks)On to the final Hero of our Greek trilogy. In the two previous posts, I deep dived into stories of Cadmus and Perseus, two of the three…Jul 18, 2020Jul 18, 2020
Nikhil MahenWho was the first SuperHero? Part 2b (The Greeks)In the last post, we chronicled the life of Cadmus, the first Superhero. Now, to the next among the Firsts.Jul 17, 20201Jul 17, 20201
Nikhil MahenWho was the first Superhero? Part 2 a (The Greeks)Welcome back to Part 2 of the question that’s occupied my mind for the last couple of weeks — “Who was the first Superhero?”. A quick…Jul 17, 2020Jul 17, 2020
Nikhil MahenDesign Tool: Leap Of Faith“Eureka!”, shouted Archimedes, running down the streets of ancient Greece in his birthday suit. That fabled scream was him celebrating the…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Nikhil MahenWho was the first SuperHero?I felt a relief walking out of Avengers Endgame last year. An epic saga of Marvel’s Heroes had come to an end after 22 movies. I thought I…Jul 10, 20201Jul 10, 20201