Frugal Innovation: How to do more with less (Economist Books) Paperback – 10 February 2015

Useful case studies, highly recommended book for anyone in business.

It's a good read for entrepreneurs who have bootstrapped business model.. Though more about foreign companies, but still a worthy read..

Though the book deals with the informality involved in formal institutions, it is not very much analytical in nature. It brings out different examples of various firms across the continents which is very interesting and not many scholars have dealt with it.

Good read!

Very good boo. Provides hope for future .

A good read that shows how imperative it is for companies to look at a frugal approach for sustainable growth. Given Indians are used to figuring out work arounds based on constraints, the country can make an impact with its creative, frugal and affordable innovations.

Good book, but I expected it to be something related to making of frugal products rather than accounts of frugal innovation techniques adopted by big corporations.

Published a review of this book.Mukherjee Das, A. (2016). Frugal Innovation: How to Do Better with Less. Journal of Scientometric Research, 5(2), 168-169.[...]

Very happy with my new book!

Good story about the mindset to create with minimal material - but the examples are all complex items like a 50% cheaper Renault car - I was looking for ways where 3rd world farmers could innovate to sell more to their fellow bottom of the pyramid peers - not much here of any insight or use.

Great thoughts, but I would have enjoyed a little more depth. One company is leasing solar panels to a community to provide street lighting or home use - but what size panel, what can they do with it, how long does the lease last before they own it, who repairs it. It was a bunch of great ideas, but did not disclose enough so that I could apply anything. (not that I could, but I buy books to stir my thoughts). What does a $2500 car look like? what is the difference between it and a $40,000 north American vehicle?But, overall, the writing was solid and I suppose if I felt like spending my time surfing on the web, I could likely answer my own questions.

Interesting book it' is really worth reading. The article did arrive in time and was ok. So nothing to complain.

Frugal Innovation is a book that offers a lot of inspiration to western companies on how not only to survive, but also to outperform in times of economic recession and limited resources. The book is an excellent follow up from the authors’ first book “Jugaad Innovation” in which they offer insightful lessons learned from entrepreneurs who were able to see the opportunity in adversity and create value from scarcity. If you have not read this book yet, I highly recommend you doing so.Frugal Innovation is particularly intriguing because it approaches the hardship many businesses face today, turns it into an opportunity and offers optimistic and inspiring solutions for it. The authors did an excellent job in presenting a quite complex phenomenon in an easy to understand and engaging manner. The examples they provide are extremely insightful and keep you interested throughout the book. The authors do not only raise a lot of interesting questions, but also offers some out of the box answers. Finally the book offers an extremely accurate picture of todays consumers’ needs and wants, which is necessary for businesses to understand if they want to compete in today’s competitive landscape. I would definitely recommend this book to academics, entrepreneurs as well as managers.