Often leaders will think they are driving a problem-solving culture by insistent, or even just encouraging, team members to utilize the tools and templates of problem-solving. However, most ...

One thing is for sure, not problem-solving correctly can be more costly than you think. ... A3s (commonly used at Toyota), and many other templates available on the internet. ...

Problem-solving decreases stress. Overthinking involves ruminating, worrying, and overanalyzing. It involves dwelling on the problem, rather than developing a solution. Overthinking increases ...

ONE of the problem-solving lessons I learned from Toyota was called the "A3 thinking." Developed in the 1940s, it was a concept based on the A3 sheet of paper, which is 11 by 17 inches in size, at ...

Nearly all educators and policymakers, 97 percent and 96 percent, respectively, say that it's important for students to learn creative problem-solving skills in school, according to a new ...

Gene Kranz, the steel-nerved flight director of the troubled Apollo 13 mission, is widely associated with the gritty epigram, “failure is not an option.” In fact, Kranz–a breathtakingly ...