Video Favorite
Reinventing creative thinking
Luc de Brabandere recounts an experience where he was asked to define “thinking out of the box.” He realized that he had…
Capacity Building
·
Library
· Tag
#problem solving
Favorite Article
Old Formulas Won’t Help You Solve Today’s Business Problems
Formulas may be road-tested approaches to business challenges, but formulas have flaws. What worked yesterday might not be applicable or even plausible…
Favorite Article
When You Want to Complain, Problem-Solve Instead
No matter how great your work, your colleagues, or your organization may be, problems are a part of everyday reality in every…
Helpful Website
BCG Henderson Institute
At its core, the Institute is Boston Consulting Group’s think tank—built to explore and develop new ideas across business, technology, economics, and…
Favorite Article
In a data-led world, intuition still matters
The challenge in today’s world is not the lack of information but the judgment to use it,” they write. Data-based decision-making is…
Favorite Article
Critical Thinking Is About Asking Better Questions
Critical thinking is the ability to analyze and effectively break down an issue in order to make a decision or find a…
Favorite Article
Facilitate collaborative breakthrough with these moves
By alternating between top-down and bottom-up approaches to problem solving, teams can make progress
Favorite Article
A Perfect Brainstorm
What cutting-edge science tells us about mastering the art of the brainstorm. Plus: Why do the best ideas always seem to happen…
Blog Post
Sometimes There Are No Easy Answers
The only way to survive a crisis or challenge is to first accept that it exists and then work TOGETHER toward finding…
Favorite Article
Fix the Process, Not the Problem
Recommended Reading
The Head Game
Head Game: High-Efficiency Analytic Decision Making and the Art of Solving Complex Problems This is a different kind of book. It doesn’t…
Recommended Reading
The Only Math Book You’ll Ever Need
You don’t need advanced math. You need working math. The kind you use without thinking. The kind that helps you make faster,…
Video Favorite
The Art of Thinking Backwards | Philip Mudd | TEDxMemphis
Have you ever found yourself stuck, unable to see a clear path forward? In this TEDx talk, Philip Mudd introduces a unique…
Recommended Reading
A More Beautiful Question – The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough ideas
We rush to answers because answers feel productive. Questions feel like delay...But the best thinkers—Einstein, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk—sat with the problem…
Reading Excerpt
The Thinking Life by P.M. Forni
The Thinking Life by P.M. Forni Please click on this link for The Thinking Life Book Summary Introduction: “It is bizarre how…
Blog Post
Daily Leadership Thought #183 – Don’t Wait For A Crisis To Act
Not all change is obvious—sometimes you will get caught off guard; however, those instances should be the exception, not the rule. In…
Blog Post
Daily Leadership Thought #101 – 8 Steps To Avoid Impulsive Decision Making
In my line of work, I encounter numerous individuals who take great satisfaction in their instinctive decision-making. Rather than striving to make…
Blog Post
Daily Leadership Thought #82 – You Are Paid to Think
Many leaders I know struggle initially with the idea that the most value they bring to their company or organization is their…
Daily Leadership Thought
Daily Leadership Thought #2
If the problem can be solved by someone else, let them do it