Distinguished Innovation Consultant and Design Thinking Expert
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Indian Institute of Management BangaloreVinay Dabholkar serves as President of Catalign Innovation Consulting, where he catalyzes organizational transformation through design thinking, innovation culture, and mindfulness. After earning his BTech from IIT Bombay and PhD in Computer Science from SUNY Buffalo, he built a decade of industry experience at Motorola US and Sasken Bangalore before transitioning to consulting. Through his work with organizations like Airbus, Adobe, Oracle, and Mindtree, he continues to influence innovation practices while serving as visiting faculty at IIM Bangalore and IIT Bombay. His book "8 Steps to Innovation: Going from Jugaad to Excellence," co-authored with Rishikesha Krishnan, provides a systematic eight-step process for building innovation capabilities in organizations