Jugaad
South Asian term describing a creative hack or kludge
Jugaad
Jugaad or jugaar (Hindi:जुगाड़, Urdu: جگاڑ, Punjabi: ਜੁਗਾੜ, jugāṛ) is a term specifically used in South Asia to describe being resourceful, although other cultures worldwide have terms for the concept. It means using ingenuity to use scarce resources in a clever and unconventional way. Jugaad is a Hindi-language derived word. Jugaad is increasingly accepted as a management technique and is recognized all over the world as a form of frugal innovation.According to the analysis, companies like Facebook, GE, Google, PepsiCo, Philips, Renault-Nissan, Siemens, Tata Group and YES BANK in Southeast Asia are adopting jugaad as a practice to reduce research and development costs. Jugaad also applies to any kind of creative and out-of-the-box thinking or life hacks that maximize resources for a company and its stakeholders. Jugaad is however, also argued to be not limited to management circles but rather about infrastructural arrangements deployed by product designers and users that allow for versatility...
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