In problem solving, first ideas are usually worthy of being discarded. They tend to be jaded and borrowed, reflecting established patterns of thinking and stereotypes, without factoring in the future into the process.
One such first idea appeared in the aftermath of the just concluded general elections in which the Congress party was left gasping for air—that it should find a substitute for Rahul Gandhi as its president. He doesn’t have what it takes to be a street fighter in today’s politics; the Congress needs an Amit Shah, some said.
By Mona Mishra