The disposable gas lighter is a quiet supply chain miracle. It has held a retail price near 14 cents for twenty years while raw material costs climbed. Almost no consumer product manages that. This led industrialist Anand Mahindra to point at industrial clusters as the reason. A cluster, in his words, is “hundreds of small,… Continue reading Atoms stay, bits travel: Industry needs AI that is tuned to the trade

“The real opportunity is not in picking the best model but instead in building a learning loop on top of models where human capital and token capital compound.” This is from a recent article by Satya Nadella. It is good to see the legendary Microsoft CEO articulate principles that have been foundational to Nextoar from… Continue reading Intent is king: The best AI is the one you never notice

Continuous improvement and innovation require consistent effort and engagement, not just sporadic events. While hackathons are beneficial, they are insufficient for cultivating a culture of everyday learning and capability building within your workforce. Today’s dynamic environment demands that organizations’ workforces be prepared for challenges and capable of continuous innovation. This necessitates a cultural shift, as… Continue reading Beyond data science: Creating everyday learning and innovation at industrial scale with method scientists

Contribution of machines in performing tasks, represented by underlying technologies like big data/predictive analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), etc is growing and expected to accelerate. Where would this shift leave the human as job losses would be a natural outcome of this major change? Human-machine contribution to total task hours would… Continue reading What your organization needs to innovate at all levels?