Vinay is a consultant, teacher and author working in three areas: innovation stamina, design thinking, and mindfulness. He is a co-author of the book “8 steps to innovation: going from jugaad to excellence” (2013) and author of the book “Mindfulness: connecting with the real you” (2019). Since 2006, he has helped several organizations and executives in their innovation journey. As an Adjunct faculty, he teaches management of technology and innovation at IIM Bangalore and IIT Bombay. He conducts sessions on design thinking for corporates, students, and non-profits. Through mindfulness workshops, he helps individuals recognize wasteful thinking. Prior to starting his consulting career, Vinay worked for a decade at Motorola in US and Sasken in Bangalore. He did his B. Tech. from IIT Bombay and PhD from University at Buffalo both in Computer Science. He has been blogging since 2008.