There are two main approaches to problem-solving: vertical thinking and horizontal thinking. Let's look at case studies to understand the benefits of these approaches.

Key episode topics include: strategy formulation, decision making, problem solving, integrative thinking, negotiation, tradeoffs, hard choices, modeling, creativity, film industry.

Problem-solving is not usually completed in a straight line, with fixed questions and predetermined answers. Instead, it requires learning, agility, curiosity, and intuition.

In today’s rapidly changing business world, you’ve got two choices: innovate or die. Chances are, you’d choose the first option, but before you can make it happen, you have to create a specific type ...

We look for a solution to fix a problem that, in many cases, was caused by a previous solution. Solutions are often valuable, but we need to distinguish between solving meaningful problems and ...

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 ...

Great problem-solving under uncertainty requires assessing and betting on the odds through trial and error, leading with low-cost minimum viable prototypes, and accepting that some initiatives ...