Practice-oriented Insights on Creative Problem Solving

This paper is based on an interview with Prof Sanjay Dhir of Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi as part of Academic Interface series being launched with this issue. Prof Dhir heads the GIFT School of Strategic Alliances Management. He is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Earlier he has worked at Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (Automotive), R&D Department, Nasik for three years. His major areas of interest are Strategic Management, Joint Ventures, Innovation Management, Management of Change and Transformation, Implementation Strategy and International Strategy. Prof Dhir teaches Creative Problem Solving, Management of Innovation, Strategic Management, etc. In this interview, he provides practice-oriented insights on creative problem solving which are equally useful for both academics as well as the practicing managers.