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.

To learn math, students must build a mental toolbox of facts and procedures needed for different problems. But students who can recall these foundational facts in isolation often struggle to use them ...

Mathematicians excel at handling complexity and uncertainty. Mathematical reasoning strategies aren't just useful for dilemmas involving numbers. We can apply math mindsets to improve our approach to ...

Benito Piuzzi is the COO of Lakeview Loan Servicing and former McKinsey consultant where he specialized in large-scale transformations. Problem-solving is a core competency needed in any business to ...

Solving life's great mysteries often requires detective work, using observed outcomes to determine their cause. For instance, nuclear physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson ...

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 ...

In today’s competitive job market, employers are actively seeking individuals who possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These two abilities go hand in hand, and together, they ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...