problem solving

3 min read 2022-05-13 18:00:56

Problem Finding

In 1962, a team of researchers at the University of Chicago was curious to understand the nature of creative problem solving. As part of their

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When it comes to making decisions, are you the kind of person who immediately knows what they want, quickly decides, and rarely second guesses your

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Some things are easier done than said. I said to myself that it’s too much trouble to tie retaining cords on the shafts. I am weaving almost full

4 min read 2022-05-03 15:00:00

Remember the rigid heddles for band weaving that Steve made for me? (See Process Review: Heddles and Bands) Soft maple, Spanish cedar, and walnut.

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Welcome to Draft Day! And, with the NFL Draft, I decided it was a perfect opportunity to take the deep dive into the skilled movement behaviors of

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Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash The following is a guest post from A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs), a bestselling author, journalist, and human guinea

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This past fall I found myself walking along the beach in the Gulf of Mexico searching for sea-shells and stumbled on an octopus at the edge of the

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Raise your hand if you wish your students were more confident and successful in solving word problems. Right, that’s what I thought. And the answer

1 min read 2022-04-15 23:17:14

One of my professional mentors taught me a very useful tip on how to travel when flights get canceled due to bad weather.He had a very

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The failure rate of data science initiatives — often estimated at over 80% — is way too high. We have spent years researching the reasons

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The best moment of any good puzzle game is when it rewires your brain and you suddenly feel like the smartest person in the world. That moment when

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Marketers know that a product’s brand is everything. If a product is not selling to its potential, one solution is often to tweak the brand, or

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I wasn’t the kind of mother who knitted “Mommy and Me” matching sweaters when my daughters were little, but I seem to be making up for lost

4 min read 2022-03-08 16:00:00

You followed all the instructions for dressing the loom, and have finished the countermarch tie-up. Now, at the moment of triumph you step on the

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It is really tempting to envisage a clear cut cause and effect between what we do as leaders and outcomes for children. If that were to exist, it