If you’re searching for a fresh approach to tackle a tough problem at work, look to east Asia. Writer Alyssa Jaffer explores how to use the Japanese concept of ‘shoshin’ to ease your work woes. You ...

You can’t open your laptop, watch TV, or have a conversation without hearing AI, AI, AI. My mum (84) was part of a WhatsApp group where ‘AI’ had been typed. When I saw her, she wanted to know why ...

Effective problem solving is a crucial skill for managers to possess because they’re expected to be able to overcome challenges in everyday operations to more complex conflicts and missed goals. Being ...

Q: I’m at an impasse. Or really—my team keeps getting stuck. I manage a team full of passionate people who care a lot about their work. But they also keep getting into the same debates over and over.

Problem-solving is a key transferable skill, developing the use of strategic planning, logic, curiosity, an exploratory mindset and creativity across many disciplines. Problem-solving tasks can take ...

Problem solving is a valuable skill that can really only be learnt, and perfected, through continual practice. A wide range of problem solving models and techniques are available to assist in ...

This Graduate Attribute is about being able to use your creativity and innovation skills to solve problems. This might take place within the context of your course, through work experience or as an ...

Distractions in the workplace have long been a source of complaint between colleagues but according to a new study, they may actually help us solve problems. A moment spent working on something else ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Maths lessons have changed since Tom Ding was at school. Recalling his favourite subject, Ding remembers: “A ...