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Drishti guides automakers in uncertain times — including DENSO

February 11, 2020
Blog January 8, 2020

Monozukuri and takumi: Scaling the craftsman mentality in a 21st century factory

(Originally posted on Jan 8, 2020 on the Drishti blog) Craftsmanship. By definition, it means…

Blog July 1, 2019

The World Economic Forum recognizes Drishti’s “human first” focus: “When 1+1 = 3”

(Originally posted on Jul 1, 2019 on the Drishti blog) This week, the World Economic Forum…

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What being a Gartner “Cool Vendor” means to me

June 28, 2019
Blog March 13, 2019

The secret to effective AI deployments: The real world

(Originally posted on Mar 13, 2019 on the Drishti blog) Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t a…

Blog January 22, 2019

How AI and data amp up the traditional genba

(Originally posted on Jan 22, 2019 on the Drishti blog) For decades, lean manufacturers have…

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New Research: The State of Human Factory Analytics

November 12, 2018
Blog October 5, 2018

Augmenting tasks performed by humans is no easy feat

(Originally posted on Oct 5, 2018 on the Drishti blog) In the mid-1990s, I led…

Blog October 2, 2018

Drishti Milestone: Recognized in Gartner Hype Cycle

(Originally posted on Oct 2, 2018 on the Drishti blog) One of my former coworkers…

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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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    The hidden history of vegetarianism in India: A 3,000-year journey

    June 24, 2025

    Tribal Knowledge is the Enemy of the Growing Organization

    By Prasad May 11, 2022

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

    Ironically, standardization actually drives creativity

    April 20, 2022

    Asterix & Obelix — My friends for life!

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

    February 15, 2022

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

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