The list of "fast followers" are more than just imitators. They have continued to innovate far beyond the original idea or feature set and have maintained market leadership. If you look closely at these companies they have a mix of technical visionaries and business management leaders. It takes a different set of skills to start a company than it does to sustain a company. This balance of skills, I think, is the key to sustained market leadership. Cisco is an example of an early innovator that kept their market leadership position over time. Their technical founders brought in professional managers to take them to the next level. •Never stop innovating •Build a well rounded management team early •Value sales and marketing talent as much as technical talent •React quickly to disruptive technologies or business models •Don't be too proud to imitate when it makes sense
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RAJENDRA S. BAGHEL, Exec. Finance, Io-Global Services P Ltd
| 01 24 2011 10:47:06 +0000
I dont believe innovation is taking place in India. In the absence of R & D, how some technology can take place. We are just imitating the technology.
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Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.
| 12 21 2010 05:15:47 +0000
Absolutely this thing depend's on one's own perception....Indians already make their mark in terms of innovations...india itself did not recognize its talent & potential,result the same methodology is adopted by someone else & earn its credit too...
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shivam tiwari, Purchase Executive, ROULUND BRAKING PVT. LTD.
| 12 16 2010 15:45:35 +0000
The actual differendce can be summarised like how seeing is different from looking. In India , though we see many probelms, we actually look into it only it is highlighted or analysed elsewhere.take the case or our own national games(hockey) and medicine(ayurveda) and phyisical excercise(yoga). Our forefathers were pioneers but most of out technologies been lost in the name of trade secret.So when the same wine comes in a foriegn bottle , then only we awake to its actual potenetial.So we really cant tell we imitate
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sheriff r mohideen, General Manager -Technical, Origin Foods Limited
| 12 16 2010 11:07:57 +0000
Let me be practical. Innovation is not being taking place, in India. We largely imitate the technology. New technology is not happening in India. There is no need for a debate on the Indian calibre, however, it is a hard fact that we as a nation largely depending on the import of technologies.
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Srinivas suravajhala, Asst. Manager.
| 11 04 2010 05:50:45 +0000
ost ridiculous thing is that india is imitating the culture from west and we now dont remember what exactly we indians known for iin the world.the beautiful examples are western food style,people like to have bear and pronounce milk as a cat's legacy, live-in relationships better way to get a licence for prostitution, even we are imitating genetics also-gays & lasbeians wow what an incredible india will be in future
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Gagan sharma, marketing executive, konica minolta
| 10 23 2010 12:39:47 +0000
india neither innovate nor imitates. These are the peoples of india that innovated thousands years ago and imitates today. In the past hundreds years the thinking that indian cant innovate had been imposed so strongly that we ourself think now that we cant innovate. But there is a lot of indians who has the other thinking but their ideas are not supported by other indians. so my dear friends just change the thinking and support the innovative ideas of our peoples.
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Nitin Mehra, Software Developer, ROBOMAN MICROSYSTEMS
| 10 19 2010 18:15:53 +0000
India has always had imitated with western culture for example our Indians speak English like American accent and actors of film industry especially hindi film actors do speak only in English, all these things are completely imitation. Our well known MNC companies like to seek for a person who speaks fluently in English, whereas English is not anyone's mother tongue. There are many things do exist in India which can definitely be called as India an Imitating Country.
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Sairam. M, System Administrator
| 10 19 2010 14:11:31 +0000
India imitates when it comes to copying the culture(Western)but at the same time i am proud to accept that india innovates when it comes to science and technology.No. of Indian scientist in NASA and the ones who got NOBEL the unanimousPrizes are from india only.These are the proof for the UNANIMOUS acceptance of the Indian talent.
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Harish K K, SBU/Profit Center Head, tataindicom
| 10 19 2010 06:13:43 +0000
Imitate not verbatim, improvise is innovation. Very simple. One to one imitation is not good, will end up in failure
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Gopala Krishnan.H, CMD, DJA-Inc
| 10 18 2010 11:01:08 +0000
India is in a developmental stage, where every category and group is trying to imitate ( especially the western countries ), in search of "success".
Like say,
1) when they say the word "cool", we too say the word "cool"/"awesome" after every english sentence.. and feel that we too are modern.
2) when they eat pizza and burger and drink pepsi, we too eat it ( no matter one may vomit afterwards, as may be it is one day older)...and have a great feeling of being a western guy/gal . Even in a company party, may be there is a majority who may not like pizza or burger, but shy to say so, because that person would be lesser western/modern/american/britisher but more a common Indian.
3) Indians generally drink tea, but in MNCs because we have Nescafe Tea Maker, and because americans and britishers like to drink coffee... we too try to do it everyday. No matter, how hot the weather is, or lead to ulcers in stomach.
3) when they wear torn and tight jeans and shirts , we too wear it, and flaunt all the way, no matter how uncomfortably tight they are and may cause reproductive problems in the future.
4) when they speak english, we too speak english and dominate on our collegues and subordinates, and show how much american , or britisher we are.And probably the more you talk in a britishers' or american accent, the higher your designation as a manager or ceo.. It's psycological and i was taught this in my personality development class. :D
5) when they shed away clothes, we too do the same ( especially ladies, thinking probably that's how they look so sexy or successful etc. )
Personally, when i am saying all the above points, I am not against any of the above behaviour. As it totally depends upon a person how he thinks, No doubt, he/she is free to do that. And i have some idea that sometimes there are benefits in following many of the above points.
But the main thing to notice is, many a times there is no logic but mere "imitation" with the desire of becoming like the people whom one is imitating. The person who is imitating a behaviour never knows what is the idea behind it. And in many cases he may gain nothing out of it.
As Abhimanyu said, i too agree, that Imitation is a foundation of innovation. But not necessarily always. In worst cases, if imitation becomes a trend, and makes a balanced society, then people would never go towords innovation. The society then becomes rule based society, where everone follows some rules without logic or gain.
Innovation would happen, when people would fail after continous imitations, face humilation and ultimately frustration. A self analysis then would lead to innovation. Would Indians ever think about innovation....?? i am unsure about it.
Thanks
Vishwas
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Vishwas , -, --
| 10 17 2010 12:11:26 +0000
most probabily india does not discover most of the invent at home lieu .indian are give most of the time to copy the external activity that are inherits from other country like in indain movies they all copy the whole story as well as action activity from the hollywood so i think that india imitates rather than innovated
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Sheikh Imran, Software Developer, Bips System Ltd.
| 10 15 2010 05:31:19 +0000
Every country goes through different stages in development hierarchy. India did start out as imitators. They still are. But then there will soon be a time when they will start taking the lead on things. We are not much different from China in that respect. China only imitates in terms of hardware and India does this with software. The difference however is that we operate in the services market while China operates in products. Having said that, India still commands more respect overall and there is reason to believe that we will soon be a country known for innovation too.
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Abhimanyu Mukherji, Manager Information Systems Division, Bharti Walmart
| 10 13 2010 10:07:42 +0000
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it does innovate,but perhaps infighting does prevent people from recognising the thngs,so at the end imitation finds more popluarity among people and they turn towards considering imitating the west is really the development
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mallikarjuna , networking, 3i
| 01 25 2011 12:46:16 +0000
india innovates... if ever india tried to imitate thn there wouldn't have been more independent ppl like we have 2day... india has always tried to make its own way in the world... and no wonder why india is the most unique country in the world..!!
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Rahul Pandey, B.Sc student, VSIT
| 01 24 2011 08:14:22 +0000
Only maybe << 10% of all knowledge is ORIGINAL and NEW. Most knowledge builds upon the previous base of knowledge by minor additions. Sometimes, these minor additions can have a major and large scale effect. This is where innovation comes in. Unless you innovate, you cannot release new products and items into the market. The innovation may be small. It may be a way of getting round a patent (like generic drugs). It may be a way to get round a prohibited technology (like Differential GPS vrs GPS till a few years ago). Innovation is life.
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V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology
| 01 21 2011 05:16:34 +0000
Indians are very innovative and many organisations have an innovative streak in their strategieis. Sometimes due to disorganised recording of the innovative events and ideas, the innovation quotient is reduced. with the newgen or the digital natives taking over in the next 5 years, India is going to be most innovative nation with the use of technology or otherwise.
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Ivaturi Vijaya Kumar, Branding, PR, Advertising and strategy, Andhra Bank
| 12 25 2010 17:23:29 +0000
india innovates and other imitates....it also said that they(indians) does not innovate in india because of lack of resources.but indians always innovates...........
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vivek singhania, get, lanco power ltd.
| 12 21 2010 07:41:31 +0000
Its the mentality of Indians that the western countries are good in technology, but at d same time we forget the fact that some Indian is working there as a Head of R&D. So we need to left behind the past and look for more innovation.
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Rohit Raj, B.Tech/B.E. student, APIIT SD INDIA, Panipat
| 12 16 2010 13:33:35 +0000
India imitates or innovates has been an age-old topic of discussion. Yes, no denying India has imitated technologies, platforms, products in the past and even now... but there is a gradual change in the global working environment which is at worst forcing india to innovate. E.g. Outsourcing is no longer seen as just a cost-cutting measure, it is beong looked upon by global champions as a tool for value addition. When people say we imitiate technologies, i say , yes we do, but not be generalised across every sector and every technological application. We have the power to innovate and now we are moving in the right direction....
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amritraj , Senior Sales Executive, Infotech Enterprises
| 12 16 2010 10:09:53 +0000
Now 'I' in India stands for Innovation. Innovations in India are not a new phenomenon and, it only lacks due recognition also we need to keep in mind that India's infrastructure began to grow only three decades ago while other countries were already nurtured with the supporting ecosystem. Mitti Cool, the so-called village fridge. Invented by a potter, Mitti Cool is made from special clay (mitti) and uses evaporation to cool three or more storage chambers for water, fruits and vegetables. A micro-windmill-based mobile charger that uses wind power to charge phones and laptops. Modified lanterns that produce light equal to a 100-watt bulb but run on kerosene, diesel or ethanol. The lamp has a wick coated with high-temperature materials, such as silica; a self-cleaning nozzle; and a special glass that reduces the chances of explosion. These innovations show that India is a talent hub. Maybe these innovations did not grab the global market but it sure did fix the common place problems and also got the attention of the Indian market.
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Arunkumar , DBA - Oracle / Linux, Verizon Communications
| 11 18 2010 06:22:48 +0000
India has realized that just imitating west cannot bring out the real innovations from Indian minds. Now 'I' in India stands for Innovation.
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Santosh Bhim, Junior Assistant, U.P.P.W.D.
| 11 04 2010 11:12:39 +0000
Hi, I don't agree with Mr. Phanindra, Where he mentioned the entire generation is imitating. Innovative Ideas are always there, Its our(entire community) mistake that we don't agree or recognize, & we don't have infrastructure to test their ideas. Foreign companies are testing the Indian brains & utilizing it effectively. There should be need for any innovation. If it is channelized by any institution like IIT, ISRO, DRDO & can make wonders. I strongly Belive.
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Kandavel Raja, Project Manager, Sobha Developers Ltd
| 11 04 2010 04:22:08 +0000
India's infrastructure may have started growing over three decades ago, whereas our invention of "ZERO" is heralding the world! Without this, the mode of communication we are in now, technology, etc. would not have been possible. India has been and is the treasurehouse of knowledge that everyone in the west had venerated. Poor, us, we are aping western culture, and the East is distilling the essense of our own vedic and upanishadic knowledge, properly documenting them and are presenting to the world as their own innovations! Contemporary knowledge, what you are talking about, is not at all a knowledge that should be commended. To make India a powerhouse, we need to set up a number of Vedic Universities, incorporate Vedic Education related to contemporary things around us in schools and colleges, convert our rural villages into a "global village" by giving relative reference culling out expressions from our vedic literature regarding all our scientific inventions, and the innovations the westerners are contemplating to undertake! Our plight is our scholars are not given due credit to their work and are forced to fend for themselves by ordinary means. Building skyscrapers and flyovers will one day perish, but India will go on with her own deep-rooted tradition and cultural values, that will in any case draw every one to our country for more and more innovations, if we do not want to take the precedence!
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S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner
| 10 31 2010 03:52:31 +0000
I am certain you use Bluetooth on your mobile day in and day out. Well, in case you didn't know, bluetooth is patented by MindTree an Indian Company. I am certain you are aware how companies from US were trying to buy inventions from Indian IIT kids by giving their names to planets they discovered recently.
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Bharath Iyer, Project Manager, Photon Infotech
| 10 30 2010 12:33:28 +0000
Well, anybody who has learn Innovation as a part of their academics will tell you that Imitation though not innovation directly, is a form on innovation. This can be credited to the fact that technology in some other part of the world may/will not work in India as such. In order to make it work in India, the need of the hour is innovation. So I strongly believe that India Innovates.
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Bharath Iyer, Project Manager, Photon Infotech
| 10 30 2010 12:27:19 +0000
Sorry to say but India is still not a Innovative country but able to do innovation. In India they give first priority to Degree's & Diploma & 2nd priority to Human Mind so due to which some students belong to low poverty or bad financial position is unable to earn any Degree or Diploma due to which that particular Innovative Mind is gets corrupted after some time while thing for a new ideas and work over them either in mind or in writting only to make it success in written is not a easy task well India is so much backward in Technology and also facing so much limitation in Technology at present also b'coz there is a time limitation in India which can not be any where in USA or and other country
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monika computers, providing IT services, Vohra Industries
| 10 29 2010 13:17:21 +0000
Why to underestimate our capabilities.Do not forget about our IT Industry.Our IT Industry provide one stop solution for any type of web designing services, like custom software development, content management system, ecommerce solutions, internet marketing and many more. The recent example is UAID a unique concept that has been implemented only by India setting an innovation for the world. Isnt it???
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Tarun Raj, Junior Software Engineer , Discoverture Solutions
| 10 15 2010 08:56:07 +0000
Basically it is innovation. Even if it is otherwise, then consider it as innovative imitation. Please give due for successful reverse engineering to those people.
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Manoj Pande, Corporate Advisor
| 10 14 2010 03:01:46 +0000
Thanks,Nisha for referral.Innovations and Imitations are very delicate terms.As a matter of fact,the path is the same.Innovation in existing services or products becomes Imitation but with little bit of different flavor.
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Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer
| 10 13 2010 10:49:25 +0000
I wont agree with this debate....I feel this is the same old feeling of Indians we are not good....or to degrade or descriminate ourselves.....Whatever we can argue for the other side I think there will be more or less eaqual number of innovations by India or Indians.....For eg...from encient times to modern... I can write that zero is invented by Indians...(Just imagine the importance)....and founder and creator of "Hotmail' is by an Indian...Sabeer Bhatia....and in between so many inventions by our own ISRO to say the least... JAI HO friends....
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Manoj Kumar, Sr: Manager - QA, ARCHETYPE GROUP, INDIA
| 10 13 2010 10:38:14 +0000
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