We can often judge corporate leadership by how they respond to a business’ problems. On the poor end of the spectrum, there is denial and secrecy. We’ve all seen the news stories of leaders who cover ...

Elementary teachers can foster the critical thinking skills that help students develop independence in working through math ...

For humans, 'narrative' (stories and morals) is an essential framework for understanding the world. However, in the initial stages of problem solving, narrative becomes dangerous noise that easily ...

Coaching problem solving is the greatest leverage point you have to drive effective problem solving. If you want to coach problem solving, then you need to build coaches. Far too few lean ...

You’ve solved this problem before. Maybe twice. Maybe ten times. You’ve shifted resources, changed the reporting structure, brought in a coach, even launched a ...

We’ve all experienced that magic moment when, after countless frustrating hours of experimentation and racking your brain, the object of our attention starts working. The 3D printer finally produces ...

A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with CY Cergy Paris University (CYU) and University of Burgundy (uB), have analyzed drawings made by children and adults when solving ...

Utilizing positive family problem-solving techniques is associated with lower rates of ADHD, depression, and ASD among ...

Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is bring your existing experience to a problem that needs solving.

Solving arithmetic problems, even simple subtractions, involves mental representations whose influence remains to be clarified. Visualizing these representations would enable us to better understand ...