It was an absolute honour to feature Ron Westrum in our current edition of video interview. He is a well-known American Sociologist. His contribution is unparalleled to understand what makes a high-performing organization across industries.

In this discussion, he has shared his experiences on building a generative culture, beginning with understanding what a generative culture is. Ron has highlighted the difference between NASA’s highly experimental culture and compliance driven culture of the US Space Shuttle program. According to him, it is important to build a culture with requisite imagination.

Interviewee: Ron Westrum (Professor, Sociology Emeritus at Eastern Michigan University)

Ron Westrum is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Eastern Michigan University. He specializes in the sociology of science and technology, and in the dynamics of corporate culture. He has written three books, and some fifty technical papers. His last book is Sidewinder: Missile Design at China Lake, now in its fourth printing. He is well known for his “continuum of corporate culture” based on the flow of information, which has been adopted by many large technical organizations. He has worked on system safety in aviation and medicine, and given talks for many groups supported by NATO and the United Nations.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)

Charles Darwin has once rightly said ”It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.”

In our recent edition of video interview, we have spoken with Pramod Agrawal (CTO at IBSFINTech) how leaders can sail through the constant need to adapt to change. We have discussed key leadership traits supporting the digital transformation, understanding the behaviors of your company’s staff, leaders, and customers—and facilitating the adoption of a new vision, how to strike a balance between routine tasks and long-term strategic initiatives, and more.

Interviewee: Pramod Agrawal ( CTO at IBSFINTech)

Pramod Agrawal has over 25 years of experience as a technology executive, in building and transforming a range of enterprise software businesses – from software platforms to enterprise applications including cloud based services. He strives to bring transformative capabilities of technology to life in the context of business and is a thought leader in technologies such as AI/ML and process automation. He is an active angel investor in deep tech startups.

Pramod brings a balance of strategic insights and broad operational expertise in building innovative products and leading them to market success. He has a track record of transformation of enterprise businesses, by leading his teams with a focus on – customer trust, aligning product vision to company’s strengths and, capturing value from the product. He has been successful in establishing deep, trusted advisor relationships with his customers and partners. He has previously worked as the CTO, IMEA for Automation Anywhere, as CTO for Applied AI Platform at Baker Hughes (a GE company) and, headed engineering for PeopleSoft Enterprise at Oracle India Pvt Ltd. He is an alumni of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore and The Ohio State University, USA.

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)