Critical thinking is a fundamental cognitive process that enables individuals to objectively analyze, evaluate and interpret information to make informed decisions and solve complex problems. It ...

Einstein is quoted as having said, “If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” The point he makes is important: ...

If there are nine people in a room and every person shakes hands exactly once with each of the other people, how many handshakes will there be? How can you prove your answer is correct using a model ...

In my last post, I recommended several rules to keep fights from escalating. My last recommendation was: If you’re dealing with a practical problem that needs to be solved, don’t mix the conflict ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For Gurpreet Dhaliwal, just about every ...

Do you have children of school age, and currently looking for a school to enrol them? As parents, there are a multitude of factors which need to be considered when searching for a school suitable for ...

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 ...

Nothing tells you more about the health of learning in a school than a conversation with its teachers.  Just after the ...

Problem solving in business, in general, and marketing, in particular, is a complex process that generally requires the input of many with all seeing different sides of the same problem. Within the ...

FedEx founder Frederick Smith, a Marine Corps veteran who kept the company afloat by any means necessary. (Courtesy of FedEx) What makes an entrepreneur entrepreneurial? This was the question posed to ...