Sometimes, a simple change in your wording can shift the entire tone of a conversation from heated to productive. Here are 14 ...

Bill Gates, billionaire and the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), shared his approach to solving problems, ...

Are you struggling to find effective solutions to problems you face in your professional or entrepreneurial ventures? Are you often indecisive when faced with complex decisions? The ability to solve ...

In my last post, I recommended several rules to keep fights from escalating. My last recommendation was: If you’re dealing with a practical problem that needs to be solved, don’t mix the conflict ...

Vol. 61, No. 3, Special Issue: Towards Innovation in Complex Problem Solving Research (June 2013), pp. 385-406 (22 pages) Solving complex, ill-structured problems may be effectively supported by ...

"Ignorant." "Communist." "Moron." "Hitler." Terms used in the public fight over masks, vaccines and even the curriculum taught to our children reveal the answer from some to the question posed: Are we ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...

Growing up, I used to sit in silence and watch arguments unfold between my classmates, my sisters, my cousins, my friends—anyone really. I quickly came to find that no one knows how to argue. We beg ...

Many parents worry that arguments in front of their children might cause lasting harm. Research shows that it is not the existence of conflict, but the way disagreements unfold that shapes a child’s ...

The reason for this rule is that otherwise, the bad feelings from the fight will poison the problem-solving process, making it difficult to come up with a mutually acceptable solution. As you cool ...