Imagine this scenario: It’s the day of a big event, and the organizers have spent months planning for it. Everything should be perfect. But as they walk into the venue, they discover that things are ...

We all have problems—it’s an inevitable part of being alive. But sometimes, when we’re trying to focus our energies on solving these problems, we may actually be doing something far less productive: ...

If there are nine people in a room and every person shakes hands exactly once with each of the other people, how many handshakes will there be? How can you prove your answer is correct using a model ...

If you’re a teacher or a parent looking to engage young students in a more interesting way, you might like this list of the best problem solving activities for middle school. I wonder if middle ...

BRAINERD — Four local students represented Minnesota at the International Competition at University of Indiana, Bloomington, in June and competed with the best Future Problem Solvers from 37 states ...

First-ever Nation’s Report Card for Technology and Engineering Literacy measures how eighth graders solve real-world problems using innovative scenario-based tasks on computers White and black female ...

Entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often possess a unique ability to see what others don't—the critical bottlenecks hiding in plain sight that create frustration, inefficiency, and lost ...

BRAINERD — The Brainerd Lakes Area Future Problem Solvers are state champions again. They will be representing Minnesota at the International Competition at University of Massachusetts Amherst in June ...

When you’re going on interviews in the hopes of landing a new job, you may invest some time in practicing how you’d handle the sorts of questions you think you might encounter while you’re in the real ...