Problem Solver
Amit Kapoor
People who recognise the value of open innovation are already ahead of the curve. I would be happy to assist you in this process with my enthusiastic ideas and on the basis of formal innovation management training as part of my MBA.
Areas Amit Kapoor is Knowledgeable in:
Business, Marketing
Techniques Amit Kapoor Uses:
Causal thinking, Outcome orientation, Integrative thinking, Brainstorming.
Amit Kapoor's Problem Solving Skills:
- Brainstorming
- Thinking from multiple perspectives
- Dealing with complexity - complex issues rarely have simple solutions
- Causal analysis - identifying root causes of problems.
- Integrative thinking - the ability to hold two opposing ideas in the mind and find a common solution
- Developing on other's ideas
- Formal innovation management training - as part of MBA at Cranfield School of Management, UK
- Low fear of ridicule - ground breaking ideas are not necessarily the most popular
- Presentation skills - Articulation of thoughts - Structured & "easy to understand" writing
- Critical thinking
Amit Kapoor's Problem Solving Experience:
- A UK price-comparison website called for ideas for it to raise market share in an open innovation platform run by the Times Group. My response to the problem was to improve "brand recall" of the website with its existing subscribers, who I perceive are likely to recommend specific "service providers" than the price-comparison website itself, when asked for advice by their family / friends. The issue was rated among the top 30% in the platform.
- I won a prestigious global sourcing and innovation awards competition (a European B-school essay competition) in Dec 2007 (www.gsiawards.com). The essay was an individual effort. The problem in question was to look at a why innovation outsourcing wasn't picking up, and the solution was a 3C model Develop capability - Build credibility - Innovate contracts.
- I consulted a growing consumer product company based in the UK in an "Open" board meeting called by its MD. One of my ideas to their problem of not understanding demand drivers of their oven-cleaning product, was to look at unrelated products like frozen food (oven-spoilers). I pointed out that during these downtimes, the financial performance of frozen food companies was strong, and this perhaps explained demand for oven cleaning products as well. I aslo suggested that such a correlation can be exploited for marketing and promotions purpose.