The Indian rules the American Spelling Bee By Prasad May 29, 2025 Faizan Zaki, today, was crowned the Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion in Maryland. I found…
Why Paul Revere became famous while William Dawes was forgotten: The all-powerful social network By Prasad December 4, 2023 Back in November 2007, Jeff Stiles, my new manager at SAP, invited me to talk…
Marketing teams can learn a thing or two from RobMars Management By Prasad October 8, 2023 I was excited to learn today that I, apparently, had Polish relatives—including a business magnate…
Problem definition on the path to lean maturity (webinar recap part 3) By Prasad February 15, 2022 (Originally posted on Feb 15, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we…
Here’s how to avoid DRIP environments with leadership buy-in (webinar recap part 2) By Prasad January 26, 2022 (Originally posted on Jan 26, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Recently, we…
Challenges in using data in the manufacturing environment (webinar recap part 1) By Prasad January 11, 2022 (Originally posted on Jan 11, 2022 on the Drishti blog) Last month,…
Meet the humble tea cosy By Prasad December 17, 2021 I drink tea largely thanks to the Jain’s—Professor and Mrs. V. K. Jain. Prof. Jain was my….Read More
Will 2022 herald the end of pilot purgatory for AI and IoT? By Prasad December 15, 2021 (Originally posted on Dec 15, 2021 on the Drishti blog) 2022 is…
The BIG gap in digital twin technology: Assembly operations By Prasad December 8, 2021 (Originally posted on Dec 8, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Digital twins…
To earn a PhD? Or, not. By Prasad August 17, 2022 A question that often comes up in conversation with friends, the kids of friends, our….Read More
Introducing the “right to affordable repair” By Prasad September 15, 2021 (Originally posted on Sep 15, 2021 on the Drishti blog) Right to repair is the…
Part 2: Changes to manufacturing in the U.S. By Prasad January 22, 2021 (Originally posted on Jan 22, 2021 on the Drishti blog) I recently reflected on what 2020…
New topologies, evolved solution-market fit will define manufacturing AI in 2023 By Prasad January 10, 2023 (Originally posted on Jan 10, 2023 on the Drishti blog) Traditionally, I’ve taken a look…
Remembering AKR: The Prof AK Rao Memorial Lectures By Prasad December 2, 2022 The Prof. A. K. Rao Memorial Lectures are hosted annually by the ISAMPE, the Indian…
The genius of the Kinder Egg By Prasad November 13, 2022 I first chanced upon a Kinder Egg (“kinder überraschung”) when in Germany in the fall…
Four generations of engineers: The life and times of my grandfather, CVS Narasimha Rao By Prasad August 25, 2025