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LeanSpark

LeanSpark

Frugal by Design, Global in Impact

Jaideep Prabhu
,
Mukesh Sud
,
Priyank Narayan
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LeanSpark is a modern, evolved framework for innovation that is rooted in frugality, adaptability, and purposeful ingenuity. While it carries forward the spirit of jugaad, the Indian ethos of improvisational problem-solving, LeanSpark moves beyond makeshift fixes to stand for solutions that are lean, scalable, and sustainable.

Resourceful problem-solving should not compromise on functionality, ethics, or long-term impact. Moreover, it should thrive not despite limitations, but because of them. This mindset is not unique to India or the developing world. In an age of climate crises, resource inequalities, digital disruption, and geopolitical conflict, LeanSpark is a universal language of resilient ingenuity.

Building on the authors’ expertise in frugal and ingenious innovation from Jugaad Innovation and Leapfrog, this book offers a fresh, globally relevant perspective. Through compelling narratives and actionable insights, LeanSpark demonstrates how India’s frugal innovation model can inspire organizations worldwide to innovate faster, reduce costs, and enhance customer value—without exhausting the planet’s resources. This is not just about surviving scarcity; it’s about turning limitations into strategic advantages.

Imprint: Penguin Business

Published: Jan/2026

ISBN: 9780143480617

Length : 264 Pages

MRP : ₹499.00

LeanSpark

Frugal by Design, Global in Impact

Jaideep Prabhu
,
Mukesh Sud
,
Priyank Narayan

LeanSpark is a modern, evolved framework for innovation that is rooted in frugality, adaptability, and purposeful ingenuity. While it carries forward the spirit of jugaad, the Indian ethos of improvisational problem-solving, LeanSpark moves beyond makeshift fixes to stand for solutions that are lean, scalable, and sustainable.

Resourceful problem-solving should not compromise on functionality, ethics, or long-term impact. Moreover, it should thrive not despite limitations, but because of them. This mindset is not unique to India or the developing world. In an age of climate crises, resource inequalities, digital disruption, and geopolitical conflict, LeanSpark is a universal language of resilient ingenuity.

Building on the authors’ expertise in frugal and ingenious innovation from Jugaad Innovation and Leapfrog, this book offers a fresh, globally relevant perspective. Through compelling narratives and actionable insights, LeanSpark demonstrates how India’s frugal innovation model can inspire organizations worldwide to innovate faster, reduce costs, and enhance customer value—without exhausting the planet’s resources. This is not just about surviving scarcity; it’s about turning limitations into strategic advantages.

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Jaideep Prabhu

Jaideep Prabhu is the Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business and Enterprise at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He has taught executives from ABN Amro, Bertelsmann, BP, BT, IBM, ING Bank, Nokia, Philips, Roche, Shell, Vodafone, and Xerox.

Mukesh Sud

Mukesh Sud, Associate Professor at IIM Ahmedabad, has three decades of professional experience divided between academia and entrepreneurship. An engineer from IIT Delhi, he founded several small-scale industries involved in abrasive blasting and thermal sprayed coatings. Mukesh began his academic career in the US at Augustana College (2006-09), after which he was a tenured faculty member at the Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University (2009-15). Mukesh is a visiting faculty at Ashoka University, Delhi NCR, and the Naropa Fellowship at Leh. At IIM Ahmedabad he conducts executive education programmes on ‘Design Thinking’ and ‘Creating Entrepreneurial Organizations’. He is on FICCI’s Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) Committee.

Priyank Narayan

Priyank Narayan is the Founding Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at Ashoka University, a leading liberal arts university. He started his career with IBM. He has been an entrepreneur for many years before joining Ashoka University. Priyank teaches courses on Design Thinking, Innovation Management, and Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset. He is a guest faculty member at IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, HEC Paris, and Naropa Fellowship, Leh. An MBA from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Priyank has also studied at IIM Ahmedabad. He has completed executive education programmes at Harvard Business School and Singularity University, California. He holds a PhD from the Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi.

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