Let’s start with some definitions: “Linear thinking is a systematic and analytical thought process that follows a known step-by-step progression similar to a straight line. Linear thinkers view a ...

The obvious choice is often wrong. by Bart de Langhe, Stefano Puntoni and Richard Larrick From the Magazine (May–June 2017) The human brain likes simple straight lines. As a result, people tend to ...

I am an organized person, but I am not a linear thinker. My thinking tends to be grouped by projects, with one idea spinning off into five other directions. Opening a book to start writing a lecture ...

This is one of the most potentially transformative, disruptive, and exciting technologies we’ve come across in some time. Qualcomm has teamed up with the X PRIZE Foundation to promote innovation and ...

A concept that I have related to my entire life was recently given a name by a teacher of mine. This is the both/and way of thinking. It is a more open-minded approach to viewing the world. The way we ...

With two kids and a husband who are ‘organizationally challenged’, I’ve written about organizational strategies before. Keeping organized reduces anxiety. If we try to keep everything in our head ...