Working memory doesn’t have to focus on the outside world. It can also go inside to hold the puzzle pieces in your mind, so you can build new ideas!

You built your working memory in several stages, starting from scratch. How well did you do?  Discover what strong and weak ones look like.

One of your brain’s best friends is a memory system that can’t hold much stuff and has no save button. How can such a limited system be so valuable?

If you’re a good systems thinker, you’ve had a strange journey. It went from fun to hard work to ideas galore! So, let’s explore the hard work part, OK?

We know systems thinking is an advanced learning stage. But can it also be a state of mind? If so, maybe we could all learn to use it in our lives.

Toddlers, rocket scientists and tribal elders all do it.  But most of us don’t give this great tool a chance. Why is that?  And what’s it good for?

There’s no right answer to the wrong question.  But sometimes a simple flip can lead to breakthroughs.  Next week we begin exploring systems thinking!

Are you stuck with a problem you don’t like? Check out how scientists discover new solutions. One of their strategies might work for you too.

Are you in love with being right? And is it getting harder to come up with creative new ideas? Google might be spoiling your brain!!

Have you ever seen a grown up deep in conversation with a 3 or 4 year old? Wish you could do that too? Here are some of their secrets.