When you have used a particular tool, item, or object for one sole purpose again and again, your brain can sometimes associate it with only that use. This concept is called functional fixedness.

The goal of this review is twofold: first to explore whether mutual exclusivity and functional fixedness overlap and what might be their respective specificities and second, to investigate whether ...

In our modern knowledge era, being able to innovate relies on our ability to unlock the power of the human mind. Yet without even realizing it, many businesses may be sidetracked by preset ideas of ...

In a fascinating 2007 social experiment, the Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell posed as a street musician busking at the Washington, D.C., Metro station. Despite typically attracting standing-room ...

When the average person thinks of what an IT consultant does (as often as they are likely to think about it) they generally picture what they see in movies: a somewhat nerdy guy (it’s usually a guy, ...