Happiest Minds successfully ends Blitz 2017
Happiest Minds Blitz 2017 has showcased futuristic digital solutions to promote the innovative culture in its organization. The unique solutions showcased included chatbots, parking solutions, better shopping experience solutions, crowd monitoring solutions, etc.
On the grand finale of the month-long tech fest, Blitz, there was a panel discussion on, “Has Digital lived up to its promise?” where eminent speakers like Manjula Sridhar, Founder, Argbyte; Dinesh Goel, Head, ISG; Anupama Gowda, Founder, Workbench Projects, and Shubhendu Sharma of Afforestt India, spoke how solutions like IoT, block chain, etc are saving the ecosystem and can bring parity in terms of resources and information availability in the urban and rural population in the long run. The discussion also mentioned the unsung heroes of digitization. Instances of digital promotion in rural areas, in B2B2C models, in financial inclusion or for creating innovative methods of education were shared to prove how far transformation has reached in India.
Happiest Minds annually awards the best innovative solutions showcased during their annual tech fest. The chatbot solution that was awarded for its uniqueness is AI powered and runs on machine learning. It can answer queries like any human responder. It proves to be an ideal contact centre and can guide customers to the intended products and solution they are looking for. A self-help chatbot can have wide futuristic case-studies. Such chatbots are no more a sci-fi concept. They can be used in helping customers at shopping centres, airports, hospitals, etc.
Dinesh Goel, Head, ISG India, jubilant on how far companies have come in inculcating an innovative culture in the organization, said, “Organizations have to become less formal to allow creativity to flow. Bigger organizations need time to inculcate such an innovative culture as they follow a traditional setting. However, smaller organizations have more flexibility to make such changes and incorporate the solutions provided to marketable levels as well. The promotion of such culture is slowly being incorporated everywhere. However, the pace needs to be faster.”
The Parking solution showcased in the exhibition with three innovative solutions could solve this unwanted hassle in the future. The Parking Solution was based on IoT and Beacon technology and showed how we can check for available parking spots at malls and movie halls by integrating the system. We could also book the parking space before arrival to avoid wasting time in searching for a parking spot. The solution requires an app that can conduct these activities. The booth also showcased a crowdsource app where the parking space owner could rent out their residential parking space during the time it is not in use and earn money.
Manjula Sridhar, Founder, Argbyte, said, “It is amazing how Happiest Minds is trying to get the views from entrepreneurs. They bring together experts from different fields to share their experience and views on digital transformation. The diverse views provided by the panel today on how simple solutions are applied to make life easier in the remotest parts of the country was an eye-opener. These initiatives also encourage entrepreneurs like us to co-create together.”
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