Overly simplistic solutions to highly complex problems.

While having coffee with an old friend, we talked about our observations with companies lately. He talked about complacency. About people taking short cuts. This was a typical conversation I’ve had ...

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Many health and mental health problems defy easy solutions. But some quick fixes are so simple and effective that they can lead to amazing progress. In fact, they make me want to slap my forehead and ...

The world is a pretty complicated place. Just think about all the moving parts it takes to get sliced bread delivered, regularly, to your local grocery store and then apply that to every facet of life ...

A homeless person sleeping on the lawn next to Los Angeles’ City Hall. The city’s new mayor has a program that aims to move 17,000 of the unsheltered off the streets within a year. (David ...

When we see a problem, we want to stop and immediately fix it. This is easy enough if the fix takes 30 seconds, such as putting something away or adjusting something askew. But what do you do if ...

Complex organizational problems and chaos are silent killers of productivity and innovation. In today’s fractured work environment, they are more prevalent than ever. Political transitions, ...

Researchers have developed a new, data-driven machine-learning technique that speeds up software programs used to solve complex optimization problems that can have millions of potential solutions.

H. Damon Matthews receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Eric Galbraith receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of ...