Dr. Sangeetha Rajan and Swati Apte co-authored a paper on team dynamics titled “Setting the stage for synergy: Creating synergy in work teams using practices from the Performing Arts” which was selected to be presented on 2nd February 2019 at the 6th International HR conference organized by K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research, Mumbai. The paper deconstructed the idea of synergy and its manifestation in artistic teams working together. It also explored how principles drawn from the Arts are applied to enable synergy in work teams.