I asked him to walk me through what the money was for. Twenty minutes later, he needed $800,000. The other $1.2 million was a number he had in his head. Not a plan. A number. I told him what that ...

Gregory Treverton, a national security expert at RAND Corporation, famously distinguished between two types of problems, puzzles and mysteries. He was describing the modern challenges faced by the ...

When most people think about problem-solving, they instinctively start small. The logic seems simple: smaller problems should be easier to tackle, while bigger ones require more effort, resources, and ...

Looking at challenges outside of your own company can lead to powerful change. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, professor at Harvard Business School, believes the world demands a new kind of business leader. She ...