This paper is about how problems get defined typically the sort of problems associated with organisational decision making. The author is concerned that by objectifying problem definition, scientific management make invisible whose problems they are and so silences solutions that may be attractive to others. This paper will argue that problem definition should focus on the person having the pro...

Problem solving is sometimes accompanied by a sudden feeling of knowing, or insight. The specific cognitive processes that underlie insightful problem solving are a matter of great interest and debate. Although some investigators favor a special-process view, which explains insight in terms of specialized mechanisms that operate outside of conscious awareness, others favor a business-as-usual a...