“And we can do it all by starting from first principles–questioning our assumptions and building something new from the ground up.” Let’s focus on two words: First principles. The concept of ...

G. Polya's "How to Solve It" is a book that deals with the mindset for solving problems. Although it is famous as a ...

What if the secret to solving the world’s most complex problems wasn’t about thinking bigger, but thinking smaller, breaking things down to their most basic truths? This is the power of first ...

When I worked in manufacturing, we worked tirelessly to reduce job changeover time. Like a Nascar pit crew–the analogy productivity consultants always used–we hunted for 10 seconds here, 20 seconds ...

Vector Consulting Group has concluded the 2026 edition of reTHINK, its national case competition designed to help management students approach complex business problems in a different way. The Grand ...

Problems come in many varied flavors in the world of business. Solving a problem means figuring out the best way to tackle it. Unfortunately, the biggest problem with entrepreneurs stuck in a singular ...

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has ...

IIM Bangalore wins national case competition; IIM Ahmedabad and XLRI Jamshedpur finish as the first and second runners-up. Mumbai, September 7, 2026: Vector Consulting Group has concluded the 2026 ...