Every delay in decision-making, execution, or problem-solving can have significant consequences. Success often depends on how quickly and effectively challenges are addressed. But there’s one factor ...

Any task that tests your mental muscles is a step in the right direction when improving your problem-solving skills. While ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Nisha Anand It’s time to ...

A new study in evolutionary biology tested how personality traits such as boldness and shyness influence innovation. Shy mice, it turns out, have a higher chance of succeeding than their bold ...

In 1970, when the Apollo 13 mission pilot said, "Houston, we've had a problem," he was asking NASA's Johnson Space Center for help. Fast forward four decades to 2010, and the Johnson Space Center was ...

Researchers developed a machine-learning-guided technique to solve complex, long-horizon planning problems more efficiently than some traditional approaches, while arriving at an optimal solution that ...

Cambridge, MA – Managing a power grid is like trying to solve an enormous puzzle. Grid operators must ensure the proper amount of power is flowing to the right areas at the exact time when it is ...

Technology has delivered groundbreaking advances in recent decades—from life-saving medical treatments to the everyday convenience of carrying a powerful computer in a pocket. Yet despite the rapid ...