Rapid prototyping processes, part of design thinking, can lead to an abundance of fresh ideas. In last week’s column, we shared how biopharmaceutical company AbbVie uses design thinking to humanize ...

The unique power that ChatGPT offers empowers the six thinking hats. The six hats, conversely, create a framework for writing detailed prompts that elevates the usefulness of ChatGPT taking prompt ...

If you have been every stuck in a rut, trying to solve a persistent problem, where every traditional brainstorming session leaves you with the same uninspired ideas. You might be interested in a new ...

As toddlers, the constant repetition of the question "Why?" marks the exuberance of curiosity, a trait that, over time, tends to wane in the face of weary parents providing half-hearted answers or ...

Edward Burger has long argued that the path to learning is not necessarily a straight line. As a mathematics professor at Williams College, he encouraged students to learn by failing to achieve a task ...

The CIA is headed to the South by Southwest festival to share tips on finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. America’s preeminent spy agency will deliver a presentation Sunday on creative ...

Among all the talents, attributes, traits, and habits that make for a high- level team member, the ability to confront and creatively solve problems is right there at the top of the list. There is a ...

Do you typically approach a problem from many perspectives or opt for the same old solution that worked in the past? In his work on human motivation, Robert E. Franken states that in order to be ...

Technical work — including problem-solving — is creative work. In addition, creativity is more than a vague and nebulous attribute that either is or isn’t present when it’s needed. A short article by ...

The robot moved its arm, picked up an orange cone, moved around an obstacle and gingerly picked up another cone. The robotics team from Masuk High School constructed and programmed their robot to move ...