In today’s fast-paced and resource-constrained world, organizations need more than just big ideas—they need actionable strategies and empowered teams ready to make a difference.
The workshop How Gritty Innovators Do More with Less (and Love It!) provides a transformative approach to innovation, showing leaders and teams how to harness the power of intrapreneurship to achieve extraordinary results.
About Dr. Simone Ahuja
Global Authority on Innovation, Intrapreneurship and Change

Dr. Simone Ahuja is a leading global authority on innovation and intrapreneurship. She serves as an advisor to the Fortune 500 and is also an improvisational comedian. As an entrepreneur and founder of innovation strategy firm Blood Orange, and a best-selling author renowned for her books Jugaad Innovation, and Disrupt-It-Yourself), Dr. Ahuja brings a wealth of expertise to the realm of business innovation and leadership. Simone’s research and hands on experience within large organizations focus on the democratization of innovation, which she describes as “better problem-solving for all.
Her work has been published by The Harvard Business Review, FastCompany, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Forbes, and many others. Simone is widely recognized for her two influential books, Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth (Jossey-Bass, 2012) and Disrupt It Yourself: Eight Ways to Hack a Better Business – Before the Competition Does (HarperCollins Leadership, 2019). Praise for her work has come from notable figures such as Jim Loree (CEO, Stanley Black & Decker), Eric Quint (CDO, 3M), Julie Guggemos, CDO, Target), Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce) and many others.
