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Learn how to slow down, challenge assumptions, and pinpoint what’s really going wrong. Corey Phelps, the dean of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, says great problem solvers are hard to find.

For elementary students, math problem-solving often feels like a puzzle without all the pieces. They know there’s a solution somewhere, but they can’t quite see how it all fits together. Behind every ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...

You probably don’t need more time. By Jancee Dunn When I look back on all the major decisions I’ve dithered over, I could scream. It took me a decade to commit to becoming a parent. I wavered for a ...

What if the secret to solving the world’s most complex problems wasn’t about thinking bigger, but thinking smaller, breaking things down to their most basic truths? This is the power of first ...

What if the secret to getting ahead wasn’t about doing more, but about avoiding the wrong moves altogether? Imagine standing at the edge of a maze, not searching for the entrance but tracing your way ...

In today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving world, the complexity of challenges faced in both business and everyday life requires a shift in how we approach problem solving. Traditional linear thinking, ...