We’ve all experienced that magic moment when, after countless frustrating hours of experimentation and racking your brain, the object of our attention starts working. The 3D printer finally produces ...

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First principles thinking is a method of problem-solving that involves breaking down complex issues into their most basic and fundamental parts. Originating from ancient Greek philosophy and ...

How do some entrepreneurs manage to come up with solutions for the toughest problems? They borrow this method from an ancient philosopher. A First Principle is a basic, essential, foundational truth ...

When I was 18, I bought a Vespa ’67: the famous Italian scooter. It was already very old then, totally beaten-up, but luckily I had a friend who owned an auto-repair shop, and he was kind enough to ...

There’s nothing worse than getting a group of smart people together to solve a problem and having the discussion devolve into chaos. This usually happens when people are at different stages of the ...

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 ...

For many years, the idea that “sleeping on it” would provide an individual with some time in which their subconscious mind would work through a problem or problems has generally been accepted as ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Many entrepreneurs immediately concentrate on the issues at hand, which makes it more difficult to come up with solutions because you’re ...

As toddlers, the constant repetition of the question "Why?" marks the exuberance of curiosity, a trait that, over time, tends to wane in the face of weary parents providing half-hearted answers or ...