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Building A Data-Driven Culture

| 4 min readShould data-driven culture be a topic of discussion in an industry that is creative-led like fashion? This is a fair question to ponder over. Data is no more just in the realm of analysts. For any consumer-centric brand and retailer, it is the lifeblood now to stay relevant. In this edit, we look at best practices in building a data-driven culture across the […]

on April 26, 2019

Learning From The Nation Of Start-Ups: Israel

| 5 min readThis edit is a result of my reading “Connecting the Dots” by John Chambers, Chairman Emeritus, CISCO (one of the best reads of 2019 so far). John acquired over 100 companies to manage and lead market transitions in CISCO’s journey and a good number of them are Israeli start-ups. There is a lot of learning from Israel […]

on April 11, 2019

Look For Grey Rhino And Black Swan Events: Win Consumers By A Big Margin

| 4 min readWe all may remember the book  “The Black Swan” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb of 2008 which talks about the impact of highly improbable events. My recent read of “The Grey Rhino” by Michele Wucker looks very complementary to the Black Swan and in fact even to some extent challenges the very perspective of Black Swan events. More interestingly we can […]

on April 4, 2019

The Magical Number 7 +/- 2: How To Grab Attention?

| 3 min readImagine a fashion store you enter, if you see too many things happening, what will be your response? Don’t you get confused and get a tendency to repel? It is happening because of cognitive science. This edit looks at if there is a limitation to our attention? We keep talking about the stickiness of customers. It […]

on March 28, 2019

Messy Middle For Fashion Business

| 4 min readIf you are in any creative field, you would not have missed Behance, a platform for creative people to organise their work. Its founder Scott Belsky is one of the knowledgeable professionals in the world who comes with a great blend of creativity and business. This edit is inspired by his recent book “The Messy Middle“. We could not resist […]

on February 28, 2019

Finland’s Visionary Initiative: AI Literacy

| 5 min readEvery transformation in our history has been through a leap in intelligence. Be it an industrial revolution or technological revolution. Intelligence starts with awareness. Maybe that is what made the Finnish government come out with an approach to “Turning Finland into a leading country in the application of artificial intelligence”. The approach document is 76 pages long and […]

on January 25, 2019

2019: A Year Of Awakening For Fashion Players

| 4 min readThe recent report on State of Fashion 2019 by Mckinsey/BOF captures popular sentiments across the global fashion industry. While the signals are popular sentiments, the exact impact on your business can be very different depending on how you adapt to the new paradigm. This edit looks at the top 5 trends for 2019 for fashion players […]

on December 27, 2018

Fashion Risk Or Return: What To Manage For?

| 3 min readIn this edit, we will introduce a construct to enable fashion business managers and their teams to effectively manage and differentiate fashion risk and return. The essence of portfolio management is the management of risks, not the management of returns. Well managed portfolios start with this precept  Benjamin Graham This is a great perspective for […]

on December 13, 2018

Why Experts Are Bad At Fashion Prediction?

| 5 min readIt is a counter-intuitive fact that people with a lot of knowledge predict poorly. Whether it is the interest rate, diagnosis of a patient or fashion prediction, it is no different. Let’s find out why and also see what experts can do to improve the chances of better prediction. We hunt regularly for reviews on Amazon before buying […]

on November 22, 2018

Sound Of Style: Sensing Beyond Human Perception

| 2 min readIt is amazing to look at different human senses and learn from their interplay, for example, the visual and hearing. The seed for this edit occurred when I was reading a blog from StitchFix which conducts industry-leading personalization experiments. One of the challenging problems in fashion is to identify the style or taste of a consumer. Traditional ways to […]

on October 11, 2018

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