Innovator and an Entrepreneur, Dr. Pavan Soni

Dr. Pavan Soni is a professional Innovation Evangelist who also enjoys teaching. He is the creator of Inflexion Point, a consulting firm that specializes in strategy and innovation. He’s also the author of Design Your Thinking, a book due out in 2020 from Penguin Random House.

Pavan received his electronics and communications engineering degree from MBM Engineering College in Jodhpur, where he was the branch topper, and then went on to NITIE Mumbai to study industrial engineering. He earned his PhD in business strategy and policy from IIM Bangalore.

Pavan has advised with top firms on innovation and creativity, including 3M, Amazon, BCG, Deloitte, Flipkart, Honeywell, and Samsung, among others, in addition to being an Adjunct Faculty at IIM Bangalore. He is an expert on design thinking, strategic thinking, and innovation culture. He is also a mentor for the Founder Institute and NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore. He also contributes to HT Mint, YourStory, and People Matters as a columnist.

Pavan launched Inflexion Point Consulting in 2016 with the goal of providing every organization with research-based and practical insights on innovation, creativity, and strategy. It is divided into three sections: Creativity, Innovation, and Strategy. Individual employees, entrepreneurs, startups, and huge corporations are all under consideration. The approach is scientific and largely reliant on proven tools, techniques, approaches, and frameworks.

The consultancy firm Inflexion Point’s goal is to scientifically aid you in taking a leap. The crucial word here is scientific,’ because most organizations, regardless of size, fail due to an overt reliance on common sense, and hence there is a pressing need to include science into business practices.

Pavan was the lone Indian on the renowned FT & McKinsey Bracken Bower Award for the Best Business Book of the Year 2016 shortlist. He’s also been invited to talk at TEDx five times. He was also awarded the CII Mumbai’s Lakshya ‘On-the-Job Achiever Award’ in 2007 for his efforts on innovation.