osbalaji, Author at Resonvate

Danish way to Healthcare innovation

Denmark consistently ranks in the Top 10 list of countries with most happy people and their Healthcare system is one integral part in making that happen. Denmark has been a leader in Healthcare innovation and the results they have achieved is a proof to their success. Key Results Among the…

Pricing Model innovation in success of Slack

Slack has really stormed the communication and collaboration market with their neat and clean messaging app.Their success story is phenomenal. One of the reasons attributed to their success is their simple and effective pricing model. Slack has realized the importance of billing simplicity and have come up with innovative Pricing…

Finland Short Sea Shipping Innovation

Short sea shipping is one of the key challenges that face the shipping industry due to the complexity in meeting quick transportation time,varying customer demand, cost of operations and associated inefficiencies. A quick look at the Finnish Shipping industry gives us a interesting perspective.Some of the key measures of performance…

London Underground,Shoes,Water Kettle and Plimsoll Line

In the mid 1800’s one of the biggest challenges of shipping was the loss of lives and material due to overloading of ships. The growing public concern on this matter finally made the British Parliament to take it seriously and find a solution. Finally in 1875,a solution was implemented. The…

Sweden’s ‘Vision Zero’ initiative

Road fatalities is one of the top 10 reasons for deaths globally.Though every country is keen to improve road safety, Sweden is recognized to be a leader in this space. What did Sweden do differently ? Sweden launched a ambitious program called ‘Vision Zero’ with an aim make Sweden free…

Product innovations inspired by unconventional sources

For years, several products have been designed by shapes and movements of animals (e.g cars) and patters of nature.But there are several product designs which continue to get inspired by unconventional sources like arts, weapons and more . Inspiration from Origami For years, one of the challenges for the economy…

Sharing economy for social cause

Technology is now enabling the companies to allow their customers to be part of their social welfare efforts.Two such examples which has making waves are #Datadonate and the Rapid Rewards -points sharing program by Southwest airlines. #Datadonate is an initiative from Swedish mobile operator Three in which leftover mobile data…

Cockroach inspired ‘Robot’ for disaster relief

US Researchers from University of of California, Berkeley were inspired by cockroach’s ability to withstand heavy forces and ability to flatten themselves to fit tight spaces. They attributed this to its exoskeleton feature which can be compressed when subjected to heavy force without breaking. The researchers were able to replicate…

Design thinking in US Army

Design thinking is the new buzz word going around industries.Simply described it is a problem solving or innovation approach to design solutions or products integrating the principles of human centered design to conventional methods. US Army has taken up the concepts of design thinking and integrate into your core operations…

M-Changa : Mobile innovation for social commerce

Africa has always been in forefront when it comes to innovating using mobile services.M-Pesa, the mobile money transfer service started launched few years ago was a such great success story that several innovations have been built levering M-Pesa platform. One such interesting service is M-Changa which uses the mobile technologies…

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