The following is an excerpt from People Solve Problems: the Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem (2021: Old Dutch Group), the latest book by IndustryWeek lean leadership contributor Jamie ...

Problems are often opportunities in disguise, and they are almost always portals for learning. A methodical approach based on business problem-solving steps increases the odds of developing long-term ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley (THE CONVERSATION) I’m in a coffee ...

Making time to take a structured approach to solving a problem will avoid endless firefighting and find farm-specific solutions that work and are easy to implement. As a result, time and money can be ...

I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It’s a chaotic ...

(THE CONVERSATION) I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s bag in search of fruit snacks. The contents spill onto the table, bench and floor. It’s a chaotic – but functional – ...