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DISRUPTIVE INNOVATIONS PAGE 4 INM VOLUME 9 DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION- INDIAN SCENARIO DEEPIKA S LOLYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS CHENNAI Innovation to a common man in India is a Jugad but to a business it is one of the key ingredients among various drivers of business The micro and macro environment factors that affect innovation in Indian business have been brought to light with Indian examples past and present Disruptive innovation threatens the market leader with its size of impact as it aims at satisfying the needs of the people at the bottom of the pyramid which is quite large Examples of such cases would be Tata Nano Air Deccan etc Indian businesses need to identify more blue oceans and deliver products and services through value innovation and the factors that hinder this strategy must be streamlined , . . , . , . . Disruptive Innovation In this era of innovation business has spread its wings across multiple dimensions with technological innovation at the forefront , . Innovation generally falls into distinctive categories of sustainable or disruptive innovation Sustainable innovation comes through improved performance of the factors for the demanding customers Disruptive innovation is of two types innovation through competition in the lower segment of an established market and innovation where it creates a new market by targeting non consumers Some examples are Chik shampoo and Air Deccan . . - - . . Disruptive Indian innovators In India innovation is synonymous to what is commonly referred to as Jugads These refer to a certain kind of innovation that satisfies the needs of the people with less negative impact to the society However this does not not disrupt or replace the system in place it remains as an exhibit of the creativity of the common man Apart from the popular trends a lot of Indian organisations have enthralled the world and the Indian market with innovative products and services that have replaced or co existed with traditional ones Many organizations have tried to differentiate “ ”. . , ; . , - .