Sudeendra Koushik

Sudeendra Koushik is currently the Chief Innovator and co-founder of PRASU, Bangalore, India, a unique consulting company. He advises major companies such as Bosch, Continental, General Motors, Mercedes Benz, Volvo, etc., on delivering innovation by developing innovators. He also mentors many start-ups and advises several Incubation centers. He links academia and industry through workshops and technical talks on innovation and has developed a syllabus for academia. He has authored or co-authored several research papers and conducted numerous workshops on innovation in India and abroad. His areas of specialization are innovation for business, innovation strategy, entrepreneurship, IP and patents, technology and innovation competence management, converting ideas to new products and services, product design, product development and realization, mentoring start-ups, technical manager mentoring, and leaders coaching. He has been a passionate and practicing innovator and technology professional throughout his career of 26 years, with more than 20 national and international patents in various stages. He has served in Philips Global Development Centre, Singapore, Philips Advanced Systems Laboratory and Philips Innovation Centre, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Philips Innovation Centre, Bengaluru, India, HCL as Practice Director Innovation, and TTK prestige as the Vice-President and Head of Innovation. His current research focuses on a unique area of linking innovation and innovator skills.