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Naveen Kumar

Co-Founder

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India15 yrs 9 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Expert in Design Thinking and Innovation Management.
  • Founder of multiple successful consulting ventures.
  • Proven track record in mentoring teams for innovation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B Innovation Consultant with expertise in Design and Strategy.

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Skills

Core Skills

EntrepreneurshipStrategy ConsultingInnovation ManagementDesign ThinkingUser-centered DesignService DesignBrand Strategy

Other Skills

Adobe Creative SuiteAdobe IllustratorAdobe PhotoshopBrandingBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyConcept DevelopmentCreative IdeationDesign StrategyDigital PhotographyEmail MarketingGraphic DesignHigh-end RetouchingIllustrationInDesign

About

As an innovation consultant, I firmly believe that innovation isn't a mere coincidence like love; it's a deliberate process that goes beyond just having a brilliant idea. My core expertise lies in making innovation happen. Previously working in Innovation Domain in corporates like Godrej and Boyce, and Aditya Birla, I contributed to Design thinking-based Structured innovation programs focused on intrapreneurship and user-centered design. My primary role involved guiding teams in transforming their ideas into innovative offerings, helping businesses with their innovation programs, and overcoming business challenges. I launched Sahyog Business Clinic LLP, an innovation consulting venture, in July 2022. Our focus is on delivering a range of Innovation-related services, including Design Research, System Design, Service Design, and Business Model Development. Our mission is to empower ambitious businesses and start-ups by fostering effective product, innovation, and leadership strategies, optimizing their organizational structures, and facilitating the achievement of desired growth. Our unique approach integrates Cognitive and Brain Science with Design methodologies. This combination enables us to craft exceptional design solutions that not only resonate emotionally but also drive actionable inspiration, setting your brand apart amidst competitive clutter. Areas of Expertise: Design Research, Design Thinking, Innovation Management, Innovation Strategy, New Business Development, System Design, Service Design.

Experience

Graynule - a neurodesign studio

Founder

Sep 2023Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

Problem SolvingEntrepreneurshipStrategy Consulting

Sahyog business clinic

Founder, Innovation Strategist

Jul 2022Jun 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · Delhi, India · Hybrid

  • SBC is a Business Consulting Firm, providing services in Innovation, Design, and Strategy domains.
  • Rooted in Design and Cognitive & Brain Sciences, we are passionate about designing solutions to the challenges and goals of ambitious businesses and start-ups.
Problem SolvingInnovation ManagementSystem DesignEntrepreneurshipService DesignStrategy Consulting+1

Aditya birla management corporation pvt ltd

Manager - Design Thinking

Jul 2019Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Handled innovation program "Growth Hackers", that involved mentoring teams of innovators through Design thinking based process. At the same time, it involved representing the undertaken projects to the stakeholders from the business.
  • Further, worked on innovation projects in tech-domain 'Video analytics" to find the relevant use cases, refining the value proposition and experimenting with real-life customers. In the last stint at ABG, worked on group level digital marketing initiative that also involved brand positioning, brand messaging and media planning.
Problem SolvingCreative IdeationInnovation ManagementDesign Thinking

Godrej & boyce mfg. co. ltd.

Manager - Design

Mar 2016Jun 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

  • Being responsible to promote and develop Innovation culture in Godrej and Boyce, I am involved in
  • Creating frameworks to support innovation culture development programs.
  • Managing innovation program called "Sprint". It promotes innovation in Godrej and Boyce with User Centred Design and intrapreneurship, by identifying passionate employees and induce them to innovate on their dream ideas.
  • Mentoring the teams from across the organisation to work on the innovation projects, Leading them towards creating feasible user cases, Guiding the teams to use design thinking methods and follow structured innovation process, Providing support for research planning, analysing research response data and deriving insights, creating business model of the respective projects.
  • Ideating and execution of programme to build open culture in IDC.
Problem SolvingCreative IdeationInnovation ManagementUser-centered Design

Sahyog design way pvt. ltd.

Design Strategist

May 2015Oct 2015 · 5 mos · Ahmedabad Area, India

  • Structuring and standardizing the service business of repair and maintenance service of industrial air-compressors
  • Perception mapping of customers for the service and finding out the expectations
  • Coming up with the changes required in the service
  • Suggesting design interventions for dealing real time challenges in the service delivery
Problem SolvingStrategy ConsultingService Design

Freelance

Brand Strategist

Aug 2014Dec 2014 · 4 mos · Surat

  • Conducted Primary qualitative research, Studied people's eating preferences, perception of fast food,
  • their values, likes and dislikes etc.
  • Came up with the framework to build the Brand strategy for the Tea Cafe in the city of Surat.
Problem SolvingStrategy ConsultingBrand Strategy

Future brands

Branding Strategy Intern

Apr 2014May 2014 · 1 mo · New Delhi, India

  • Worked on this project aimed at possible branding strategy for a manufacturer company of bio-degradable food plates. It involved Primary and Secondary research and also meeting stakeholders, targeted user segment, other people and organizations practicing falling in same domain, and came up with base understanding of the eco-system in which brand existed
  • Studied users' behavioural patterns, choices, likes/dislikes etc and thus developed Hofstede Model
Problem SolvingStrategy ConsultingBrand Strategy

Rooja fashion pvt ltd

Email Campaign Analyst

Jan 2012May 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos · Delhi

  • Worked on strategies for email marketing as per time and occasion, Creation and execution of new campaign in including the offer and email templates. It also involved frequent A/B testing of newly created email design, and analyzing the response data.
  • Email campaigning software applications used: Mailchimp, Madmimi and Octane.
Creative Ideation

Sportsnow

Entrepreneur

Jul 2010Dec 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Delhi Area, India

  • Started working on the idea of a sports magazine. The concept of this magazine was to cover all important aspects of sports, including the major events, the star players, health issues & challenges etc, in not only news form but also in the editorial way.
  • The intent behind this initiative was to increase awareness for different sports in India by sensitising the readers.
Entrepreneurship

Wizom.com

Co-founder

Jan 2008Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos · New Delhi Area, India

  • Co-founded Wizom.com
  • Worked in this idea of creating a platform for bringing the people together, those who have business ideas and those who want to invest in good business idea.
  • Handled the web design, creative aspects, execution of it and other projects undertaken.
Creative IdeationEntrepreneurship

Education

National Institute of Design

Master of Design — Strategic Design Management

Jun 2013Jan 2017

Maharaja Agarsen Institute of Technology, GGSIP University, Delhi

B.Tech — Electronics and communication engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2008

Aryabhat Polytechnic, Delhi

3 year diploma — Electrical Engineering

Jan 2002Jan 2005

S.B.B.M Survodya Vidhalya, Shankracharya Marg, Delhi

Secondary and senior secondary school

Jan 1998Jan 2002

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