Navi Radjou

Love the concept!! Tiny Living is focus of my book Frugal Innovation, which I discussed on Product Hunt recently http://www.producthunt.com/books/frugal-innovation-ama-today-at-3pm

We would have liked to include examples of how to apply frugal innovation in the government sector (Federal/State/Local). As you can imagine, "doing more with less" is need of the hour in the public sector worldwide. But given the "business" focus of our book, we didn't want to bring in the government angle. But we are now working on follow-up reports/articles to describe how...

Kunal: in the US, healthcare sector is most likely to benefit from frugal innovation given the growing pressure to deliver better care to more Americans while significantly lowering cost of care delivery. In our book, we provide several examples of companies across the entire healthcare value chain that are moving in that direction. For instance, on the healthcare service front, you have AETNA,...

In our book we do talk about AI and Robots that can help companies boost productivity and reduce costs. For instance, manufacturers like Harley Davidson now use AI-based predictive analytics to prevent shop-floor issues days before they occur. The US Department of Energy reckons that this predictive maintenance approach can reduce maintenance costs by up to 30%, machine breakdowns by 75% and...

A set of leading sustainable practices is called "circular economy". The goal is to design products using 100% renewable/non-depletable materials. At end of their "use", these products can be reused & recycled again, in a closed-loop fashion (hence the term "circular"). 100 world-leading companies have committed to reinventing their business model using circular economy. In our book, we...