The GOD Framework: How the Kirloskar Group filters tech hype from real value
Every technology leader has heard some version of the same pitch: this changes everything. Blockchain was going to rewrite supply chains. Then generative AI arrived promising to rewrite everything else. For most boardrooms, the challenge isn’t spotting these waves — it’s knowing which ones are worth riding and which will crash quietly a year later, leaving behind nothing but a stalled pilot and a line item nobody wants to explain.
At Kirloskar Group — a 138-year-old conglomerate spanning pumps, engines, chillers, compressors, electrical equipment, submarine pipelines, real estate, education, and non-banking financial services — that challenge is magnified by scale and diversity. There is no single “Kirloskar business” to optimize for; there are many, each with its own regulatory pressures, customer expectations, and definitions of value. Deciding what technology deserves investment across a portfolio this varied could easily become guesswork, driven by whichever business head shouts loudest in the boardroom.
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