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2019 and a 108% Indian

2 years ago, I had started this project. It had no name. It was an Excel sheet with rows and columns. It  was a product of my frustration with not having a single tool that was Indian for my upcoming creativity workshop.

Finally for the workshop, I purchased a couple of well known tools. And went on with it. But this idea did not die down. I worked with an illustrator and came up with a few concepts and then shared it with two others. They loved the concept, but told me that I was getting something wrong and offered to work with me on it.

The idea became a collaboration and led into something slightly bigger than what I had in mind and evolved into a partnership and I am happy to have been part of the effort of making an Indian creativity toolset - using what is Indian. I wish I could say more, but wait for the official word on it...

My views on creativity and innovation

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