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Thoughts shared at various public forums, coming directly through the first hand, lived experience. 

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PRESS & INTERNET COVERAGE

Where I've been published

Forbes.com
How Professionals Can Stay Relevant In AI-Driven Workplaces

The professionals who thrive in AI-driven workplaces will not necessarily be the most technical or even the most experienced. They will be the ones who remain the most learnable, the most adaptable and the most ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Right sizing your technology team

How many developers do I need? Such a question is one that many leaders are asking, particularly with macroeconomic challenges creating pressure on budgets. However, determining the right size of your ..

CIO Magazine
Securing data and talent top Indian CIOs’ concerns for FY2023

With the accelerated pace of digital transformation, coupled with the unprecedented arrival of the pandemic pushing enterprises towards a hybrid work culture, IT leaders have played a key part in keeping business ...

Thoughtworks
Thoughtworks Announced as 2022 CIO 100 Award Winner

The recognition by CIO as a winner of the 2022 CIO Awards places the Thoughtworks IT organization among the most innovative IT organizations for its success. ...

CIO Magazine
How Indian CIOs are staying ahead of changing demand for skills

With competition for skilled IT workers getting tighter, it’s more important than ever for enterprises to be sure they’re spending on recruiting and retaining the right talent. ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Five tips from the data awesome frontline

The Data Awesome mindset can be summarized in one simple sentence: Make everyone data awesome. This mantra brings a human-centred approach to data and a customer obsession in our data products. ...

Thoughtworks Insights
What is the data awesome framework?

The data awesome framework is made of six modules. The first five are research oriented (typically can be done as a post-it exercise). Everything then comes together in the sixth module where it becomes a powerful ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Why do data platforms fail?

Companies have spent untold millions on data projects over the years — all too often with unsatisfactory results. But why is it that even with the best data platform technology, the smartest data engineers and a ...

Innovation Leader
Member spotlight: Swapnil Deshpande

…I really admire Sir Alex Ferguson, the ex-manager of Manchester United — one of the biggest football clubs in the world — [for] his ability to rebuild winning teams over multiple generations. … [He] did not hesitate ...

Times of India
How developers can become a lot more productive?

The phenomenal pace of digitalisation, especially following the pandemic, has led to a surge in demand for developers. But hiring and reskilling developers is turning out to be an expensive and time-consuming affair. ...

Harvard Business School
A shared passion for knowledge and growth in innovation, business, strategy, and leadership

In my role as Chief Digital Officer, I have two primary responsibilities: First, I work closely with our Chief Information Officer to develop our organization’s digital transformation strategy. Our goal is to drive innovative ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Putting innovation theory in practice

A few years ago, I’d started my role heading up the internal IT (workspaces) at Thoughtworks internal technology program — TechOps, and spent some time travelling across our global offices to get a better picture ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Innovation in practice

One of the core principles of our Innovate to Impact framework is the notion that we’re creating something that adds new value to the business. And as we’ve seen, that value might be realized in new revenue streams, ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Innovate to impact framework

Every organization wants to innovate. Not everyone succeeds. And often, the reason for failure is that organizations are trying to capture lightning in a bottle. Good luck with that. Instead, we prefer to plan for success. ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Building an innovation engine

In the always-on, digital economy change happens fast. Any business that rests on its laurels can expect to become obsolete. In an ultra-competitive market, you have only a small window to spot opportunities and ...

Times Jobs
Futuristic Technology: How should companies prepare their workforce for such a future?

Futuristic tech includes the likes of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Computing, Machine Learning, Quantum Computing etc., and we find their implementations all around us. The advancements in cognitive ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Why IT departments must reinvent themselves - Part 3

Innovation doesn't only happen in the NASAs and ISROs of the world. It happens in smaller bits around you that will help you solve your daily problems and issues. We just need to build a curious mind and challenge ...

With so much focus on innovation, does it mean the BAU is not appreciated? What about those of us who enjoy our work?

Thoughtworks Insights
Why IT departments must reinvent themselves - Part 2

Even though the primary focus of IT departments is on operations and ensuring that the business systems are running smooth, we need to constantly question the way we work. While it is important to keep the lights ON ...

Thoughtworks Insights
Why IT departments must reinvent themselves - Part 1

IT departments are on the verge of being irrelevant to businesses. Increasingly, there is a need to reinvent themselves and align better with the business. The industry is at crossroads, where they need to choose between being merely seen as a cost center in the organization, and instead, take the lead to be an important and influential partner in the business.

VIDEO & AUDIO

Watch & listen

Microsoft AI Tour
Featured by Satya Nadella

Satya Nadella talking about the transformation work I am leading at LTM (erstwhile LTIMindtree)

Microsoft AI Tour
Featured by Satya Nadella

The key use cases my team implemented, vouched by Satya Nadella

Thoughtworks Podcasts
Creating a developer platform for a networked-enabled organization

Catch up about designing a platform that can deliver what developers need in an easy and intuitive manner — and deliver business value.

Thoughtworks Podcasts
Breaking down the barriers to Innovation

Talking about my journey of innovation and learning from innovating for a larger enterprise

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