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Dec 10, 2014 creating a frugal innovation culture requires systemic change across the enterprise, and ceos must lead from the front in initiating such change. Navi also coauthored the global bestseller jugaad innovation. A fellow at cambridge universitys judge business school, he serves on world economic forums global future council on entrepreneurship and innovation. How to do more with less main by navi radjou, jaideep prabhu isbn. Frugal innovation navi radjou jaideep prabhu how to do more with less economy competition frugal culture prosumers flex assets sustainable solutions book. Required reading for executives who want to get to market faster and more efficiently while delivering what customers want. He is a member of wefs global agenda council on design innovation and a regular columnist on. How to do more with less, which won the cmi management book of the year 2016 award. He is a fellow of judge business school at the university of cambridge and has spoken and written widely on the theme of frugal innovation. In textbook fashion, radjou and prabhu jugaad innovation. Born and raised in india, navi holds dual frenchamerican citizenship.
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