The upcoming Designathon will help students devise creative and applicable solutions to everyday problems. The second annual Designathon, hosted by Bruin Entrepreneurs, will be held Saturday in ...

As someone who had never taken a d.school class, when I heard the words “design thinking” they seemed to conjure a single image of rainbow Post-its. On the Post-its floated buzzwords that meant little ...

When I joined Machine Design three years ago, my No.1 goal was to expand my knowledge of engineering best practices and its relationship to the manufacturing industry. To be successful, I would need ...

What happens when students in a variety of disciplines come together to think about ways to solve problems and make positive change in local communities? From developing a system to reduce food waste ...

Education today has evolved beyond rote memorization and rigid curricula. Today, the focus is on fostering creativity, problem-solving, and empathy—skills that are indispensable in an ever-changing ...

Supply chains face numerous risks and disruptions, from geopolitical conflict to extreme weather events, labor disputes, and beyond. More than ever, supply chain professionals need creative thinking ...

AI cannot develop problem-solving and management capabilities. These uniquely human skills are cultivated through experience, ...

Credit: Sarah Jelbert/PLOS One/CC BY 4.0 Did that crow just figure out how to get food out of that tube? Yeah, it did. What do you notice about what it did before getting the food? Why did it select ...

Of the many skills leaders need to be effective, research consistently shows that complex problem solving is paramount. For most of us, however, solving difficult problems and selling the solutions ...