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Author Archives: Sonia Naran

The 6heads recommend Breakthrough Capitalism Forum, 29 May

May 23, 2012by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

Volans are hosting a Forum in London next week called Breakthrough Capitalism which the 6heads highly recommend, more details can be found below. Breakthrough Capitalism Forum, 29 May Join us as […]

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Sharp Companies

April 21, 2012by Sonia Naran 1 Comment

For a company, the choice to cannibalise its own market in an attempt to design products and services for poorer consumers is risky. This is why very few attempt it. […]

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More Bark than Bite

January 13, 2012by Sonia Naran 1 Comment

  “A weak man, to escape from his own mental fears, will whistle to himself in the dark.” Swami Chinmayananda At an individual level the quote above resonates deeply with […]

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Where do we go from here?

November 20, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

Karl Polanyi (1886-1964), was an Austrian born philosopher, political economist and economic anthropologist. His work made huge contributions to social theory and his seminal book, “The Great Transformation” published in […]

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Shoot for the Moon

October 3, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

Before we began the second term of our MSc, our tutor asked us to think about what sustainability meant to us. When we discussed it, I remember being struck by […]

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Frugal innovation is a method not the method

August 8, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

It suddenly hit me this week; frugal innovation is not the panacea to the woes of healthcare. It starts with the needs of poor consumers and devises business models and […]

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An Inspiring Vision

July 11, 2011by Sonia Naran 1 Comment

His fearless goal was to eradicate needless blindness amongst the world’s poor. Just the thought of it, makes me realise how much bigger I need to dream. Dr Venkataswamy, (known […]

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“Gentlemen, we have run out of money. Now we must think.” Winston Churchill

June 17, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

 Currently, products are resource intensive, over engineered and becoming obsolete faster than ever. With commodity prices sky rocketing, increased resource scarcity and a growing population inefficient business models will inevitably […]

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Funny Frugality!

June 8, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

  I’ve come across some cool examples of frugality…….feel free to add any more examples you come across Retro newspaper as wrapping paper A money clip…..literally…….   Padlock flip flops […]

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A spotlight on GE

June 8, 2011by Sonia Naran Leave a comment

GE is developing pioneering new technology in its healthcare division by keeping the principals of frugal innovation at its heart. The healthcare products include a portable ultrasound machine costing an […]

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