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We often see lists of  innovations  that will define the next 10 years, but this list will stick to five years. For, the innovation cycle has been abbreviated considerably. What seemed innovative a decade ago is almost irrelevant today, and today's market-movers weren't even a twinkle in their inventors' eyes in 2003. Don't believe me? Here are a few things that didn't exist in January 2003 or weren't accessible to most global consumers: broadband,  Facebook , HD TV,  satellite  radio, smartphones and  YouTube . Here are five ways that could change how we innovate in the next five years, ie, alter the process of insight-inspiration-design-development-implementation.  MOOCs :Innovations are built on the bedrock of knowledge.  MOOCs , or massive open online courses, allow free access to training from top universities and will increase our ability to innovate. Imagine a smart Indian youngster learning about digital signal pr...

NEW DELHI: Google on Wednesday announced that Andy Rubin, who was heading the company's Android division, is stepping down. He will be replaced by  SundarPichai , an  IITian , who also heads Google's Chrome division.   "Having exceeded even the crazy ambitious goals we dreamed of for Android-and with a really strong leadership team in place-Andy's decided it's time to hand over the reins and start a new chapter at Google," Google CEO Larry Page said in a post on company's official blog.  Andy Rubin  is stepping down at a time when the adoption of Android is growing at a rapid pace. However, despite the numerical superiority — almost 69% smartphones in the world currently run on Android - the challenges for Google remain. Microsoft is pushing Windows Phone hard and BlackBerry has been able to create some buzz with BB10. Apple, meanwhile, is expected to unveil a new version of  iOS software , which powers iPhones and iPads , this summer.  "Going forwar...

NEW DELHI: Indian  women  may not have taken over corporate boardrooms yet but they are getting there.  There has been a 60% increase in the number of Indian women testing their management acumen and sitting for the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) since 2007. The number of women taking the exam increased from 4,863 in 2007 to 7,812 in 2012. Globally, 43% women took the exam in 2012 compared to 39% in 2008. Significantly, after a dip in 2011, the  GMAT exam — accepted by around 5,400 graduate business and management programmes worldwide — has gained in popularity again in India. In 2011, 25,394 students took the exam which went up to 30,213 in 2012. India ranked third after the United States and China in the number of students opting for the exam. India accounted for 10.5% of those taking the exams globally in 2012. The percentage of Indian women has correspondingly increased from 22.6% to 25.9% of test takers according to GMAC research based on testi...

The 'GENTLEMEN' athlete Proof that good hearts are around us. Iván Fernández Anaya gave away victory to help out Abel Mutai, the Kenyan athlete who won a Bronze medal in London Olympics. The Spanish runner trailed Olympic bronze medallist Abel Mutai of Kenya during an event last December. Mutai, who thought he had reached the finishing line and won the race, had actually stopped ten meters sooner than the actual end point. People in the crowd tried to tell him that it wasn’t the right place to halt but he couldn’t understand them because he doesn’t speak Spanish. Ivan Fernandez Anaya, who could’ve easily taken advantage of the confusion, explained the Kenyan athlete the whole situation and pointed towards the original finishing line and helped his competitor win the race by doing ‘the right thing’. “I didn’t deserve to win it,” Anaya, 24, told El Pais. “I did what I had to do. He was the rightful winner. He created a gap that I couldn’t have closed if he had...