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    Precision in the desert: How ancient Egypt mastered engineering millennia before Detroit and Silicon Valley
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    I went to Egypt for the pyramids and fell in love with its mangoes
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    The dancing golf ball and the world of typography
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Education

To earn a PhD? Or, not.

August 17, 2022
Business May 11, 2022

Tribal Knowledge is the Enemy of the Growing Organization

(Originally posted on May 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) As an organization grows it…

Business April 20, 2022

Ironically, standardization actually drives creativity

(Originally posted on Apr 20, 2022 on the Drishti blog) I’ve worked in many professional…

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Asterix & Obelix — My friends for life!

March 17, 2022
Business February 15, 2022

Problem definition on the path to lean maturity (webinar recap part 3)

(Originally posted on Feb 15, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we hosted a webinar…

Blog January 26, 2022

Here’s how to avoid DRIP environments with leadership buy-in (webinar recap part 2)

(Originally posted on Jan 26, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we hosted a webinar…

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Challenges in using data in the manufacturing environment (webinar recap part 1)

January 11, 2022
Blog December 17, 2021

Meet the humble tea cosy

I drink tea largely thanks to the Jain’s—Professor and Mrs. V. K. Jain. Prof. Jain was my….
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Blog December 15, 2021

Will 2022 herald the end of pilot purgatory for AI and IoT?

(Originally posted on Dec 15, 2021 on the Drishti blog) 2022 is in sight, and…

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  • Dr. Prasad Akella is a serial entrepreneur who has created and commercialized deep tech products that empower humans — in three very different areas: robotics, business social networks, computer vision/AI.
    He is a Fellow of the ASME and the SME and a Stanford PhD, Michigan MBA, and IIT BS.

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    By Prasad April 17, 2023

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    February 20, 2023

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