Naveen Lakkur - Innovation Coach at Institute of Inspiring Innovation

About

Naveen Lakkur is the Founder and Chief Innovation Coach at Institute of Inspiring Innovation. Corporate divisions such as Dell R&D, Mercedes Benz Research & Development, Standard Chartered Bank, TCS Health Care, FujiFilm Sericol, Crimson Logic, have utilized his training programs to nurture their human capital with innovation competencies.

Naveen Lakkur is a serial entrepreneur turned Innovation coach. Naveen loves to inspire enterprises and entrepreneurs to innovate and guide them to grow in the right direction. In his professional career spanning 25+ years in the industry worldwide, he has co-founded several innovative companies. He has also been a catalyst for 250+ ideas to have become commercial realities.

He is passionate about sharing his practical knowledge of building companies and nurturing ideas. He brings to the table his personal experience of a unique combination of ‘Systemic Innovation ~ A Structured and Scalable A Structured and Scalable Approach’ and ‘Tactical Innovation ~ A Frugal and Flexible Approach.

Besides his active engagement with the industry, he indulges in writing books with international recognition and he loves telling business stories.

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Books

Inseperable Twins - 12 Paired Principles to Inspire Young Minds

Bloomsbury India | 2013

Naveen Lakkur’s Inseperable Twins talks about twelve districtly paired principles which can be implemented in at your workplace and your daily life. Applying these principles are bound to give results, proving it powerful in igniting young minds to seek success, ethically.

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Found: Transforming Your Unlimited Ideas Into One Sustainable Business

Prolibris Publishing | February 2016

Found is a book for ideators, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. Found provides a five-step framework for your ideation process along with simple methodologies to validate ideas. You can work on any idea because no idea is a bad idea. There are examples of people who have been there and done that.

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a Little Extra

This book is a book of illustrations that inspires readers to do a little extra, no matter which phase of life or a project they are in. It aims to kindle a positive attitude and creates a right mindset required to produce extraordinary results.

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Writings

Leadership

Connecting The Dots for Leadership Lessons

These leadership lessons explained in the blog by Naveen Lakkur is from the life of one of the most important leaders of the Indian independence.

This Astute Leader Inspired India to Rethink Metro Transit

Naveen Lakkur introduces us to Dr. Sreedharan, popularly known in India as the ‘Metro Man’. Read how because of his leadership, India’s dream of urban rapid transit was respawned.

Entrepreneurship

Pearls of Entrepreneurship From the Life of Swamy Vivekana

Naveen talks about spiritual guru Swami Vivekananda, a 20th century saint who carried the message of love and peace. For entrepreneurs, his life was a lesson.

Inspiration

Change Consciously

It is easy to blame circumstances and those surrounding us for our misfortunes. According to Naveen, being open to change can change our lives for the better.

Innovation

Cultivating Culture for Innovation Within a Corporate

What if companies do not innovate? Naveen Lakkur thinks such companies fade out of history. Management can promote a culture of innovation for companies to survive.

Marketing and Innovation as Inseparable Twins Driving Business Growth

Naveen Lakkur in this article, says marketing recognizes the need for innovation through two friendly elephants. New innovation must be marketed and communicated says the article.

What can Mahatma Gandhi Teach us About Innovation

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the leaders of the Indian freedom movement who believed in nonviolence. He was also a great innovator thinks Naveen.

Inspiring Innovation in Life for Life

Inspiration is the key to innovation says Naveen Lakkur. The journey of innovation starts with identifying the right problem to be solved, and then solving it creatively.

InnoPapers

The Prescription for Innovation in Healthcare

InnoTalks

Muralidhar S with Naveen Lakkur

Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur interviewed Muralidhar Somisetty, CTO of Innohabit, and the Founder of YogiFi, an innovation that is transforming lives.

Narayan K with Naveen Lakkur

Serial innovator and an expert on internet security Narayanan K was interviewed by Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur. Learn how his innovation changes lives.

Arunabh Choudhary with Naveen Lakkur

Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur interviewed Arunabh Choudhary, an attorney and partner at Juris Corp. Know more about his journey of fostering innovation.

William C. Miller with Naveen Lakkur

Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur interviews William C. Miller, co-founder of the VCI, believes that everyone has the power to innovate.

Rajesh Trivedi with Naveen

Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur interviewed a protege of Dr. Abdul Kalam, Rajesh Trivedi, Managing Trustee of ALERT who talked about giving back to society.

Dr. Jagadish Chaturvedi with Naveen Lakkur

Innovation coach Naveen Lakkur interviewed Dr. Jagdish Chaturvedi an ENT Surgeon, Innovator, and author for efforts towards affordable medical devices.