Problem solving is, itself, a problem. With so many proven methods at our disposal, choosing the right one can feel like a long and difficult journey. Today, I’d like to take a look at three methods ...

In my consulting practice, innovation challenges that dogged teams having very good and experienced engineers for months or even years were resolved in a matter of days or hours. It was not magic; we ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – New research aims to help educators quantify how the best students perform problem solving with the aid of instructional videos, a step toward learning how to better coach ...

The designers for Monte Vista Elementary School’s proposed outdoor classroom had some key questions to answer: What materials could they use while staying under the district’s $10,000 budget? How much ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many entrepreneurs immediately concentrate on the issues at hand, which makes it more difficult to come up with solutions because you’re ...

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 ...

Strategic problem solving is a critical business skill, for both management and front-line workers. For management, a large portion of strategic problem solving involves predicting problems that ...

Why should we care about problem solving activities for high school students? What’s the fastest way to get to and from work? How can I complete a task more efficiently? What should I have for lunch ...

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...

If you do complex work, you’ll inevitably get stuck. In these situations, it’s be tempting to revert to the same wells of inspiration or problem-solving methods that have worked for you in the past.