Problem Solving

Problem Solving

It's literally the one and only trick that separates top-notch physicists from crackpots, dropouts, and those who can't cut the mustard.
innovation training
Innovation training encourages the kind of creativity and problem solving that can lead to breakthroughs in business.
Questioning isn't just a way to get the right answer — it's also a means for sustaining relationships and creative thinking.
summit public schools
Summit Public Schools take a radically different approach to education. And it's working.
Stand Together
Could anyone still meet the Theoretical Minimum?
peer coaching
Peer coaching can play a key role in building resilient, high-performing teams, while allowing remote workers to connect with one another from afar. 
Chatter represents the dark side of your inner voice.
Your inner voice can be the devil on your shoulder or the angel. It depends on where your focus lies.
Elastic thinking can reveal the assumptions that hamstring our ability to solve seemingly intractable problems.
false vacuum
You've spent almost a decade gaining extremely specialized skills. But that's ok; your value is greater than you realize.
Inflection points veer life in unexpected directions. While unnerving, they provide opportunities for those who can navigate them.
chess insanity
Chess was once blamed for triggering mental health problems, including suicide and even murder. Today, the same is said of video games.
problems with no solutions
The very concept of a "problem with no solution" goes against human nature. But we must accept this harsh reality to have peace in our lives.
adult learning theory
Adult learning theory is a guidepost for designing training for maximum engagement.
It took a series of ingenious experiments in the 20th century to uncover some of our biggest cognitive biases.
quadratic formula
The quadratic formula isn't just something that teachers use to torture algebra students. The Babylonians once used it to calculate taxes.
Soft skills training
Soft skills training can help develop transformation-ready employees and equip entire organizations to adapt to an unpredictable future.
history of math
Math offers good evidence that humans can solve any problem — as long as there’s money in it.
map detective
Maps can do more than show us places. They also can help determined people find others long lost, whether birth mothers or fugitive killers.
creative nap
Historical geniuses used the "creative nap" to give their minds a boost. Apparently, the "hypnagogic state" can help with problem solving.
In determining what qualifies as solid science, controversy is inevitable.
holland sea level
With sea levels rising, the Dutch are pondering floating cities — while also exporting their engineering know-how to turn a tidy profit.
management training
With the right management training program, organizations can empower leaders with the skills they need to succeed — giving everyone on the team a leg up.
A man and a woman drawing on a white board for an article on how your personality type affects your salary.
The highest earning Myers-Briggs personality type? ENTJ.
To find the optimal route between many different locations, we need the power of quantum computers.
Unbelievably enough, it all comes back to Pythagoras. One of the first theorems anyone learns in mathematics is the Pythagorean Theorem: if you have a right triangle, then the square […]
Would you work at a job that didn’t treat you like a professional? No wonder public education drove their best teachers away. The ultimate dream of public education is incredibly simple. […]