What is the Innovation Series?

We interview innovation leaders from around the world and share their insights on corporate innovation

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Innovation Leader: Dhananjay Singh

Dhananjay Singh is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at Beyond Stay, a travel company. Founded in 2019, Beyond Stay is a hospitality start-up based on a passion to break through the clutter, instil trust and ease the travel choices of consumers. A chain of hotels and resorts in top leisure destinations of the country, they aim at standardising the travel experiences. 

What has been your biggest learning as an innovation leader over the last 12 months?

I have firmly believed in the axiom that 'It's Always Day One.' This especially holds true for the dynamic & fast moving pace of technology breakthroughs. My biggest learning has been to constantly un-learn & re-learn new techniques & approaches to business problems through the help of tech developments.

Which technology are you most excited by and why?

Voice search

The medium is seeing as high as 270% YOY Growth rates & only 20% of India is currently using voice based search. Gen X & Z definitely seem to have an affinity for voice based search with the help of home based smart appliances.

What is the biggest barrier to corporate innovation you’ve encountered and how did or are you overcoming it? 

The need & demand to un-learn. Keeping up with new mediums & modes of technology to optimise & increase efficiency is easier said than done. Holding fortnightly team meetings to run-through key developments in the trade & tech to deep dive into the analytics in order to foster expermination.  

What will be the key trend in innovation over the next 12 months? 

Cloud based systems & processes at a mass organisational scale.