Thanks to the progress made in a special branch of AI called “Generative AI”, people from other professions and industries are recounting similar stories. Even after spending 10 years in building tools for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry, I was blown away when I first tried the ChatGPT last November. The chatbot was way more …
The confidence in startups has increased due to the remarkable success stories of companies like Hamrobazar, Foodmandu, Sastodeal, Hamro Patro, eSewa, Fonepay, and Khatli, among others. The notable evolution of the startup ecosystem in Nepal is just one decade old. However, within a decade, the Nepali startup movement has democratized entrepreneurship, as access to capital, …
The fintech market has experienced significant growth and progress from both consumer and innovation perspectives Fintech in Nepal has come a long way with significant advancements occurring over the past two decades. Around 20 years ago, companies like SCT and F1Soft stood at the forefront, primarily associated with the payment industry. However, fintech as a …
Human resources are given the highest priority among all resources in the manufacturing world even before financial resources. It is because people are the primary resources for any manufacturing establishment. Since the beginning of the era of industrialization, human capital has been considered a crucial and valuable asset in all industries, including manufacturing. In today’s …
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Leaders should create an environment and culture where everybody, irrespective of hierarchy, feels safe to discuss and criticize each other’s ideas The context -“The reasons of people who want to work in an organization where ‘innovation’ is part of the desired employee behavior and organizational culture and factors playing a role for innovative cultures they …
Discipline Your Experimentation An innovative organization systematizes the process of experimentation through discipline. “The reasons people who want to work in an organization where ‘innovation’ is part of the desired employee behavior and organizational culture and factors playing a role for innovative cultures they cite are – fun, freedom, flexibility, fellowship, and flatter organizations. Imagine …
A creative green economy can be a medium through which humans seek meaningful work, and contribute to the economy, without harming the planet and people. On my recent bicycle trip, I went to Nagdaha (Snake Lake), a pond located in Dhapakhel, Lalitpur. The lake is spread over approximately five hectares and the main inflow source …
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The central issue we need to understand here is whether our business was started to help society move ahead or to simply enrich ourselves and our shareholders. This is a strange way to start an article that discusses business and the people who lead these businesses here and globally. Imagine the day you are being …
The leadership needs to understand the balancing act of management – the yin-yang of innovation culture is not an exception, but a rule. Let me start this article with a few lines I wrote in the recent two articles titled ‘Innovation Strategy: Need of Alignment with Business Strategy’ (Vol 2, Issue 6, Falgun 2079) and ‘Being an Innovative …
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Leadership also involves skills such as communication, decision-making, and problem-solving, which are valuable in any domain Prologue “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘Tis folly to be wise.” Thomas Gray – An Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1747) I would not go as far as to use the word ‘folly’ but if folly were …
