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MU Master Edward Rogers spent 17 years as Chief Knowledge Officer at NASA helping rocket scientists solve their greatest puzzle - other people. We sat down with the professor to discuss what exactly a CKO does, why it's important for companies to keep learning, why managing complexities is an art and not a science, and what makes the Masters’ Union…

Edtech in India has scaled like crazy! So what is the future of education in India and what are entrepreneurs, students and parents looking for in an edtech startup? In today’s episode, we sat down with Aditya Malik to discuss everything education and edtech. Has education really changed in the last 5,000 years? Why are so many Indian graduates not…

Dr. Vaidya’s success is a compelling story about a 150-year-old Ayurveda clinic that scaled to a valuation of almost 150 crores. The brand’s story picks up again when Arjun Vaidya left a promising career in the US to come back to India and follow in his grandfather’s footsteps. He launched Dr. Vaidya’s as a new-age Ayurveda company in 2016 and was …

The word 'Branding' started with searing one's name on cattle to show ownership. To draw a gory analogy, the meaning has stayed similar over the ages. How do you sear your brand's name in your customers' minds (albeit a lot more gently)? How do you make sure that, when someone's ready to buy, your product is the first thing they think about? In thi…

Effective communication is arguably the most critical skill a leader should have. Communication is so intertwined with leadership that it can make or break companies. Anyone who sees themselves leading a team or an organisation in the future needs to study the arts of communication. In this episode, Mihir Mankad talks about adaptive leadership, whi…

Data science remains one of the hottest emerging career options in the world. It's a technology that, when used effectively, drives staggering growth. Most importantly, there aren't nearly enough specialists in the field - and those that turn up get snapped up at ridiculous salary packages. In this episode, Dr. Nandini Seth breaks down the need for…

Data science remains one of the hottest emerging career options in the world. It's a technology that, when used effectively, drives staggering growth. Most importantly, there aren't nearly enough specialist in the field - and those that turn up get snapped up at ridiculous salary packages. In this episode, Dr. Nandini Seth breaks down the need for …