A privately funded initiative called “Be The People” will try to connect hundreds of millions of Americans with efforts to ...

Some people are just the go-tos when anyone in their circle has a problem. They give great advice, are always understanding, and have an energy that makes people want to approach them for help. The ...

Which should you lead with: good news, or bad news? Research provides a clear answer. “Do you want to hear the good news first, or the bad news?” is a question you should never ask — even though ...

Rob De La Espriella is the creator of BlueDragon, a problem-solving system used by the US national laboratories and nuclear facilities. United States businesses are silently hemorrhaging trillions of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many entrepreneurs immediately concentrate on the issues at hand, which makes it more difficult to come up with solutions because you’re ...

The ability to solve complex problems effectively has become a defining factor for success. Yet, despite the abundance of tools and methodologies available, I've noticed organizations often struggle ...

Imagine that your focused mind is like your right hand, and your unfocused mind is like your left. You'll get more done by using both. And it lightens cognitive load. Using only focused effort is like ...

Professional mathematicians have been stunned by the progress amateurs have made in solving long-standing problems with the ...

Studies show that people-pleasing — when someone devalues their own ideas to uphold those of others — is more common in women than men. And the social pressure for girls to follow the status quo takes ...

"Sleeping on it" really does help people solve problems, a new study has found. It's long been theorised that sleep can help bring on "eureka" moments of insight or realisation, but now a group of ...