In the workplace, problem solving can take on many forms. Whether you’re resolving a conflict with a coworker, dealing with a dissatisfied customer, handling an unexpected delivery issue, using an alternative material/software, or solving an invoice-related accounting problem, being able to asses...
In due time, it may well be that these three skill sets become a natural part of all product developing enterprises. However, in the short term, there is a significant risk of delivering low-grade services if a single actor tries to cut corners and offer a connected product prematurely. ...
In this excerpt, Ms. Lovell very specifically detailed a whole-class approach to a math problem. In her consideration of how to collectively move learners through the activity, she found herself needing to make an immediate decision about how to effectively scaffold the problem for students who ...
Well, not all files are Microsoft Office files. As it turns out, not all files behave well when opened this way – CAD files being a prominent example in our industry. There is a way to turn off simultaneous editing. SharePoint has for many years had a check-in/out feature that in e...
This excerpt illustrates that students required guidance when engaging in challenging discussions or conducting in-depth exploration of ideas. This relates to the facilitator’s role who creates an environment where students feel comfortable exploring a case deeply, knowing when to curb the exploration ...
Through what and how is peace constituted today? This elementary question was put at the centre of pacifist programme study by Alfred H. Fried, one of Germany’s leading pacifists during the first two decades of the twentieth century. The slogan was...
to motivate students to start tasks they might be avoiding or procrastinating on. The idea is to count backward (5-4-3-2-1) and then take action immediately, breaking the inertia. Teachers can also model this by quickly taking action themselves and showing students how it works in practice...
Homework, a problem that brings conflict in many families, is another example. What can parents do if the child won’t do her homework? If they make her go to her room she will probably listen to her music, text her friends or mess around doing anything but homework. The point is, yo...
Decisional conflict may result in delayed decision-making and consent to treatment, regret about treatment decision, and conflict with health care providers in the event of poor outcomes. Furthermore, they may feel unable to prioritise decisions about their health, which may have a negative effect ...
Accordingly, a system is delineated around a certain technology: in deltas this may include flood risk management technologies such as large or small dikes or levees, groins, sluices and pumps. STS scholars explore why technological change happens and what role economic, political and societal ...