Dr. Dil Sidhu
ssociate Dean, Executive Education
Columbia Business School, USA
Inovation has been widely spoken about as the way that the public and private sector can ensure they are as effective and efficient as they possibly can be when it comes to new products, new services, or a combination of both.
So how can organisations and individuals embrace the powerful results that innovation is often credited to being able to deliver? One perspective is to transfer innovation thinking from the classic ‘Think out of the box’ approach to a ‘Think in the box’ scenario! The Systematic Innovative Thinking (SIT) approach has a foundation of ‘Thinking in the box’ that can be traced back to the efforts of Genrich Altschuller, a Russian engineer who, during the 1950s, analysed over 200,000 patents and found distinct patterns for success.
Systematic Inventive Thinking is a methodology that changes perceptions about what it takes to be an innovative and a creative thinker. During this session we will discuss more about how this approach could benefit you, your teams and your organisation.
Dil has experience in the higher and executive education, financial services, professional services, retail/consumer goods and local government sectors. Known for utilising an approach he calls, ‘Business Development through Learning and Development’ resulting in tangible and measurable outcomes. His experience spans 26 countries including developing-world cultures. Strengths include: self-awareness, emotional intelligence, ongoing personal development, mentoring and coaching teams and individuals. It may not sound like it but he’s also a very humble and grateful person for all the experiences and people that have crossed his path.
Dil’s people interaction and ease of networking set him apart with an ability to cross corporate, academic and political environments while ‘building bridges’. While not perfect in every aspect, Dil strives for excellence and has the honesty to know when collaborating with others, including junior colleagues, is the best approach. He lives by and advocates the inclusive mantra of ‘None of us is as smart as all of us’.
