When her daughters have arguments or spats, former first lady Michelle Obama doesn't want to get involved. Obama used an intentionally hands-off parenting philosophy to teach her daughters Malia and ...

Many leaders default to quick fixes — but some problems can’t be solved, only led. Here’s how to spot the difference and stop wasting time, energy and trust. Not all problems need quick fixes — some ...

Below, Lindy Elkins-Tanton shares five key insights from her new book, Mission Ready: How to Build Teams That Perform Under Pressure. Lindy is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Pace is focused on teaching students how to solve problems. (Photo by: GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Across the country, a familiar challenge is emerging: the workforce isn’t ...

Learn how to slow down, challenge assumptions, and pinpoint what’s really going wrong. Corey Phelps, the dean of Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, says great problem solvers are hard to find.

Dr. Sarah Matt was near the end of her training to become a surgeon when she realized her skills in research and complex experimentation could magnify her impact on health care far beyond the ...

Anyone who has watched children play has seen it happen. A group needs to decide on a game, a rule, a direction, or a plan. One child jumps in first. Another hesitates, watches, and reacts. A third ...

Artificial intelligence works best within companies when it knows the context in which it is operating. Some of that context is easy to codify upfront, in explicit rules and guidelines. Some of it can ...

Word problems try and tell students a story about the math problem in front of them. They are a useful way to connect abstract numbers to concrete situations, so students can learn early on to apply ...

A modern Red Riding Hood on her way to Grandma’s house can meander through the woods, or drive down the interstate, or even climb a mountain to come around the back way. All those routes will get her ...

Thomas J. Bollyky took his childhood fascination with science and diplomacy and crafted a wide-ranging career in law and global public health. He sat down with CFR to talk about how unexpected ...