Businesses often follow a define-plan-execute method of problem solving: spend time up front rigorously defining a problem, develop a solution plan, and execute. This sounds simple enough, but ...

Albert Einstein once said, “If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute resolving it.” While that may sound extreme, it does highlight the ...

The discussion and debate about homelessness amongst the general public and policy makers has become superficial and reductionist at best and at worst dehumanizes people who are suffering from the ...

As demonstrated in a series of new studies, researchers show that as the prevalence of a problem is reduced, humans are naturally inclined to redefine the problem itself. The result is that as a ...

Innovation rarely fits "build or buy." It's which components to build, which to buy and how they fit together for your ...

Typical stories of creativity and invention focus on finding novel ways to solve problems. James Dyson found a way to adapt the industrial cyclone to eliminate the bag in a vacuum cleaner. Pablo ...

Guess what the members of your audience are most interested in? That’s right, their problems and how to fix them. This is old news to anyone who has studied the arts of rhetoric, persuasion, and, of ...

Performance management and employee satisfaction are two areas that pose challenges for employers. Using performance management methods such as appraisals to measure employee performance comes with ...

Albert Einstein once said, “If I were given one hour to save the planet, I would spend 59 minutes defining the problem and one minute resolving it.” While that may sound extreme, it does highlight the ...