Of the many skills leaders need to be effective, research consistently shows that complex problem solving is paramount. For most of us, however, solving difficult problems and selling the solutions ...

Like most engineers, I find myself drawn to complex puzzles. And the more complicated the problem, the more intrigued I am to solve it. This love for problem-solving was nurtured at a very young age.

Assessing Responses to Problems: Did It Work? An Introduction for Police Problem-Solvers, 2nd Edition (John E. Eck) - Police managers need to evaluate whether their response to a problem was effective ...

When I joined Machine Design three years ago, my No.1 goal was to expand my knowledge of engineering best practices and its relationship to the manufacturing industry. To be successful, I would need ...

“And we can do it all by starting from first principles–questioning our assumptions and building something new from the ground up.” Let’s focus on two words: First principles. The concept of ...

Technology is evolving at an extraordinary pace, and automation is becoming one of the biggest forces shaping the future of work, business, and education.

We all have problems—it’s an inevitable part of being alive. But sometimes, when we’re trying to focus our energies on solving these problems, we may actually be doing something far less productive: ...

When Sam and Jenni Montague opened Clarksville Climbing last summer with their partner Aidan O'Donnell, their climbing community was little more than a Facebook page. They were hanging on by a wing ...