Problem Solving

2 Apr 2013

My son's teacher has said he is not good at problem solving, which is ridiculous. He has been in after-school maths programmes for two years and can do all his multiplication tables. He is very...

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Integrative thinking holds key to leadership ability

4 Aug 2012

With all the talk about innovation, a top business school has taken a step forward by making integrative thinking a core subject for its first-year MBA students.

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Appliance of science

28 May 2012

It is often said that a scientist is not the person who gives the right answers, but the one who asks the right questions. In light of this view, it is little surprise that many regard the...

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Creativity is the key

28 May 2012

Many people associate creativity with art or new discoveries, failing to realise that creativity is equally important when it comes to problem-solving, be it minor obstacles or matters of life-...

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Slaying the 'creativity-killers'

5 May 2012

To employ an oft-used term from his native Australia, Andrew Grant 'rocked up' into Hong Kong last month, impressing the audience at the 'Who Killed Creativity?' seminar - co-sponsored by...

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Imagine: How Creativity Works

25 Mar 2012

Imagine: How Creativity Works
by Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Stop concentrating. Or at least focus less. Because taking a direct approach to solving problems...

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Feast of bright ideas

When does the light bulb in your brain switch on with a brilliant idea? Calvin Kwok Kin-chung says he gets a 'brainwave' when faced with a problem.

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Regulation must not stifle creativity

Earlier this month tens of millions of mainland bloggers paid tribute to the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs for the difference he made to their lives with innovation that revolutionised access...

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Social networking can be useful creative tool

It's not uncommon to find Facebook and Twitter banned from most school computers. 'Multi-tasking' on social networking sites while working can easily quadruple the time it takes to complete a...

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Results that count

The results of the latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment are out and Hong Kong is now a distant second to the newcomer Shanghai, while Finland - which was the champion in...

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Simply speaking

'CHILDHOOD INEVITABLY has a big influence. I am not sure how mine did apart from the fact that I had to fight to do what I'm doing now, and so refuse to do anything I don't want to do in my work....

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Rethinking the way we think

Climate change, a sinking economy and the threat of epidemics hang glumly over everyone's heads and we need to be able to think clearly to come up with practical solutions.

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