In today’s fast-paced business world, innovation isn’t just a luxury—it’s a necessity. Companies that foster fresh thinking, celebrate new ideas, and encourage risk-taking are the ones that thrive.

Problems continuously arise in organizational life, making problem-solving an essential skill for leaders. Leaders who are good at tackling conundrums are likely to be more effective at overcoming ...

Sleeping on a problem might be more powerful than we ever imagined. Neuroscientists at Northwestern University have shown that dreams can actually be nudged in specific directions — and those dream ...

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Creative problem-solving can be an exhilarating experience. You get a triple benefit: the euphoric 'aha' moment of solving a puzzle, the pride of accomplishing a goal, and the deeper self-discovery of ...

The need for efficient communication during World War II popularized the use of acronyms: SWALK, for example, was how servicemen sent letters “Sealed With A Loving Kiss.” Being a word person, I love ...

Across the whole group of participants, cued or uncued, the subsequent solving rate for puzzles that had appeared in dreams ...

Individuals with strong attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, related to inefficient cognitive executive function, may experience a surprising benefit: a natural inclination toward ...

Whether we identify a problem that inspires us or are given a problem to solve, how creative our work on it will be depends on how we think about it. What aspects of the problem can we focus on? How ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, being able to solve problems efficiently and effectively is a critical skill. For ambitious and skilled job seekers and employees on a six-figure career ...

Hearing a sound while working on a complex puzzle, and then hearing it again during sleep, helped lucid dreamers better tackle the problem the next day ...