Systematic Innovation Facilitator & Innovation Consultant, Trainer
Bangalore Area, India
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- Systematic Innovation Facilitator & Innovation Consultant at MindTree
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- Software Test Lead at MindTree Consulting Ltd
- Manager at AKCP Ltd
- Lead Quality Analyst at Calsoft
- QA Lead at ProdEx Technologies
- Software Testing Engineer at Teckmen Systems
- Education
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- State University of New York at Buffalo
- National Institute of Business Management
- All India Institute of Management Studies
- VHSS
- Government Polytechnic
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Prakasan Kappoth’s Summary
Presently I help people to "innovate" using customized Systematic Innovation Framework focused on taking them to a creative thinking plane (I'd like to call this as "Escalator consciousness"). In this plane I help them to understand their problems better, generating new ideas from different discipline, and preparing them to actually work on those ideas. In the course of this (somewhat) challenging task, I enjoy generating wild ideas in their domains and try to give a visual structure using all the resources I know in the computer software.
I work with internal and external customers ranging from machine tools manufacturer to food companies. I really enjoy working in the airline domain (services), mobile domain, and the new technology space and have created some success stories around.
I believe, the ideal way for an organization to innovate is to make people practicing innovation. In order to do that, they need some kind of magic wand, and understand how to use them where. Considering this as an important goal, I work with my audience to train them in these tools and disciplines
I believe I’m a great connector. I like to create knowledge networks around the globe. I’m fortunate to have a wonderful knowledge network and leveraging some of them for business development and brand building.
I’m an avid learner, and consider every opportunity for learning something new. I have developed a passion in the domain of learning from other resources including from the nature (Biomimicry) and trying to create a way for everyone to easily learn from a new discipline.
All my previous experiences have created a good base for finally taking up a profession I’m thoroughly enjoying in the innovation space. I was fortunate to be a key personal in developing some of the best innovative products in the security domain with new ideas, designs, and functionalities.
My goal is to see people don't just talk about innovation, but able to answer "HOW to INNOVATE".
Prakasan Kappoth’s Specialties:
Creativity & Innovation Facilitator, Systematic problem solving, Quality Assurance, Testing, New product development, TRIZ, Cognitive Psychology and relationship with thinking, Lateral Thinking
Prakasan Kappoth’s Experience
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Systematic Innovation Facilitator & Innovation Consultant
MindTree
(Public Company; MINDTREE; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)
Responsible for evolving an Innovation Strategy for the organization using systematic innovation framework emphasizing “practicing innovation”
Helping customers and project teams for identifying and solving business and technical problems through facilitated workshops, ideation sessions, and consulting.
Facilitated over 100 Systematic Innovation workshops leading to the adoption of these techniques by more than 40% of the targeted population using techniques like TRIZ, Lateral Thinking™, Blue Ocean Strategy, SCAMPER and other strategic innovation frameworks. (Christensen and IDEO concepts)
Creator of a unique creativity and innovation course ware for the employees ranging from campus hires to senior management and trained over 3000 employees.
I also work with educational institutions (engineering and business) providing them hands-on systematic innovation workshops and frequent lectures to inculcate creative thinking for the future workforce. -
Software Test Lead
MindTree Consulting Ltd
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MINCON; Computer Software industry)
April 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 2 months)
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Manager
AKCP Ltd
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
September 2001 — March 2004 (2 years 7 months)
Testing & Reliability, Quality control, Operations Management, Product Management, Marketing, Vendor Management, Partner development
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Lead Quality Analyst
Calsoft
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
February 2001 — August 2001 (7 months)
Software Testing and Quality Assurance assignment for B2B and B2C web application
Automation testing
Quality Management and Audit
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QA Lead
ProdEx Technologies
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)
November 1999 — February 2001 (1 year 4 months)
Testing Network Management Systems, Network Controls, Contact management application products
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Software Testing Engineer
Teckmen Systems
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1996 — October 1999 (3 years 3 months)
Testing Textile and Fashion designing software
Product management and development
Industrial automation and control system
Product sales interactions
Prakasan Kappoth’s Education
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State University of New York at Buffalo
Short term Online Certificate Course on Creativity & Creative Problem Solving 2009 — 2009
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National Institute of Business Management
MBA , Management , 2006 — 2008
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All India Institute of Management Studies
Dip - Information Technology , IT , 2002 — 2004
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VHSS
Vocational , Computer, Physics, Maths, Chemistry , 1994 — 1996
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Government Polytechnic
Textile , Textile, Fashion, Designing , 1992 — 1994
Additional Information
Prakasan Kappoth’s Websites:
Prakasan Kappoth’s Interests:
TRIZ, Creativity, Innovation, "Bleeding technology", "Wild storming", New product development, Idea generation, trends, problem solving, cognitive psychology, social psychology - Driving, traveling, trekking
Prakasan Kappoth’s Groups:
- Global Coordination Member for India - European TRIZ Association
- Member Altshuller Institute for TRIZ studies, USA
- Founding member - TRIZ India Forum
- Automotive X Prize - Airship Technologies Group Member
- Commentator - TRIZ Journal - http://www.triz-journal.com/commentary/prakasankappoth
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Interaction Design Association -
Innovation People Expert Innovators Creative Network -
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Innovation Management Group -
TRIZ Developers -
Innovative TRIZ Innovation Tool Expert Network -
Innovative New Product & Service Innovators & Inventors -
Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators -
Advanced Innovation Methods (AIM) -
MindTree Connect -
IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) -
India Product Management Group -
Co-Crafting Innovation -
TED India: Ideas worth spreading -
The Recruiter -
Innovate the Future -
Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing
Prakasan Kappoth’s Honors:
- Chairmans award for "Out of the box" Innovation - '04
- Chairmans award for best project team - '05
- Chairmans award for best project, innovation - '07
- Best technology framework implementation for testing - '05
- Design pattern award '07 - Managing Emotions in people management
- Best Enabling Function of the year 07- 08
Conferences and Papers
'04 - QAI - PML - Hybrid Agile Project Management
'07 - TRIZCON 2007 - Design next generation product features, also in TRIZ-Journal - http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/2007/11/05/
2007 - TRIZCON 2007 - Balancing organizational development and Customer satisfaction - Application of Systematic innovation in soft problems
2008 - TRIZCON 2008 - Managing Emotions - Application of Su-Field variation in managing people problems. Also in TRIZ-Journal publication - http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/2008/06/05/
http://www.triz-journal.com/archives/2008/10/02/ - Use TRIZ to solve complex business problems
TRIZ Journal Commentator
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