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If you read the LinkedIn posts of CEOs and CXOs, if you go through the MBA curriculum or if you attend management conferences, you feel that creativity seems like a neglected child in the world of management and leadership. Everybody seems to be focused on leadership, business goals, process orientation and intrapreneurship at the most. What about creativity? My purpose is to write a thought provoking blog on whether we are giving creativity the place and respect it deserves in the management domain.  In marketing and advertising domain, creativity has been talked about and given its due share of attention. But what about HR, Finance, Operations and other management domains, don't they need creativity? Will Creativity become the most prized management skill? Creativity is certainly going to become one of the  most prized management skills  in the days to come, if not the most.  Social media has democratised creativity at a social level. Everyone is tryin...

Dr Uttara Pattanaik on Digital Mindset Digital mindset it a set of behavioral and attitudinal patterns which are purpose and value driven, connect people and aim for excellence. The digital transformation calls for a culture that is based on equanimity, collaborative & co-operative approach, open mindedness, gratitude, trust and appreciation.    Defining values and role modelling the same in a consistent manner will build trust, ownership and allow people to walk the extra mile to make the transformation successful.     (Dr Uttara Pattanaik speaking on Digital Mindset at Digital Transformation in Context of New India -The Summit held at NDIM, New Delhi) In a digital transformation initiative, while technology is the key enabler, the actual critical success factor is culture.   It is all about people’s mindset and behaviour.  This must be led from top, enabled by HR and constantly reinforced by leadership behavior.  Co...

Ten Years of Digital: 2007- 2017 I began my digital journey in 2007 and recently completed ten years in the virtual world. Here are some of the landmark moments of the journey:- 2007 - Started my digital journey with research on New Media (how TV news channels were using social and digital media) as part of my PhD. - Started active micro-blogging on Orkut and later Facebook 2009 Joined LinkedIn 2010 - Launched blog “ Enlarge Excel Evolve ” - Joined Twitter (@DrAmitInspires) - Awarded PhD (New Media) 2011 - Blog listed on Alltop Business within six months of launch (2nd most popular blog in business category) - Stories published on reputed media (Forbes.com, Hindustan Times ) about my pioneering journey - Started speaking on Personal Branding and Storytelling at prestigious platforms starting with DMA (and later spoke at PRSI, STC, Headstart Foundation and so on) - Started corporate training on "Storytelling on social media" with corporate communications tea...

Digital Transformation in context of New India-The Summit There is a Chinese proverb, "If there is light in the soul, There will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, There will be harmony in the family. If there is harmony in the family, There will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world" Only the peace of individuals can leads to peace in the world eventually. In a similar way, creating digital mindset (nurturing traits such as creativity, collaboration and transparency) in individuals will lead to New India in the long run. To elaborate:- If individuals develop digital mindsets There will be transformation in organisations If there is transformation in organisations There will be a better society If the society keeps evolving We will create a New India of our dreams.  Digital Transformation in Context of New India-The Summit was organised at NDIM...