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Global in-house centres (GICs) have developed into global capability centres (GCCs) that serve as hubs for innovation, technology, and high-value services.

Has it become an acceptable norm to prioritise valuation over value creation when running a start-up? If yes, why is this trend embraced like the holy grail? With this borderline trend fast becoming the norm, it’s the right time to find out what gives start-ups the confidence to not bother about profitability in their first few years and what makes their path different from that of the listed companies. To answer these burning questions and share insights on the norm, we have for this episode, Vikas Agnihotri, India Operating Partner at Softbank Investment Advisers. And for Insight by Grant Thornton Bharat, we have on board Raja Lahiri, Technology, Media and Telecom Leader and Partner, Growth Advisory.

Creativity needs chaos. Structure constrains lateral thinking. And so, many professions have no option but to think inside the box. Or do they? The “creative professions,” such as advertising, art, music, entertainment, writing believe they have the corner on creativity, relegating many professions to the doom and gloom of Boring. Is it their ego that perpetuates this condescension or is their disdain justified? “Doomed to be deemed boring: Not every profession can be creative. ”That’s the norm our hosts Anisha and Narayan explore in this episode of #StormTheNorm. And IP Lawyer and strategist Safir Anand decided to light a grenade under this norm to explode it, not just storm it. For the GT Insights module, we have our expert Ashish Chhawchharia, Partner - Recovery and Re-organisation at GT Bharat, giving a focused take on how businesses can build creativity into their routine, regardless of what industry or function they are in.

As the world faces multiple crisis, there is an increasing need for corporates to come together and help the civil society. It is equally important to partner with leaders and ensure to bridge the gaps wherever necessary. Our norm this episode is set in this context: Can laws turn corporates into better partners for the society at large? Or will they turn CSR into Corporate Social Regulation rather than Corporate Social Responsibility? Find out as we storm this norm in Ep. 21

Undoubtedly, social, economic, political, cultural laws shape us. Isn’t that why fast does seem to be winning, and defining the future? Look all around us. That’s what we seem to celebrate. The fastest to become a billionaire, a unicorn to market etc. The Annual Special episode, highlighted the juxtaposition of fast and slow, and how the pandemic made us involuntarily choose slow by putting life on pause. Narayan Devanathan & Anisha Motwani explore whether now’s a good time to examine if that was just a blip accentuated by the pandemic or a norm ripe to be stormed. And to do that, we have perhaps the best spokesperson for Slow in the country today. Neelesh Misra is an award-winning journalist and entrepreneur. He’s famously popular and popularly famous for his radio stories on Yaadon ka Idiot Box. And his newest baby is the Slow Movement, an amalgamation of three verticals, Slow content, Slow food and Slow experiences.