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However, it is never an idea alone that changes lives. The story may begin with the idea or an innovation, however, it is the support that the idea received in order to grow and flourish into a full-fledged business that changes the way we consume things or solves problems that have existed around us. Most importantly, innovation never was and never will be a function of gender but one of a capable mind that can look beyond the obvious.

In the VUCA world of competitiveness, economic uncertainty and technological change while people say they want positive and caring leaders, we tend to choose or follow a very different kind of leader.

On an average, everyone starts January wanting to lose weight, work out, save money and travel more. And, again on an average, less than 8% of us stick to our resolutions, according to a range of polls. The reason, quite simply, is because we set ourselves up to fail, rather than setting ourselves up to succeed. This is true of resolutions, and of goals, both personal and professional.

Shubhra Chadda is the co-founder at Chumbak and heads Design and Product. She started the company with her husband, Vivek Prabhakar, to create a brand that reflected India at its best through products that were driven by great design and were meant to become the first choice for gifting for everyone travelling to India.