The Multiplication Technique: Multiplying Your Problems Away

The Multiplication Technique: Multiplying Your Problems Away

Multiplication is a counterintuitive method of problem-solving that involves duplicating the component responsible for a problem and then imagining how it can be changed to offer useful characteristics. In the 1950s, Raymond Bushland and Edward Knipling used this technique to sterilize and multiply male screwworms, which eliminated the screwworm from the US by 1982. Scientists later used the same technique to eradicate tsetse flies in Zanzibar. This environmentally friendly method has no effect on nontarget species and proves that creative problem-solving can work wonders.

View

More Innovation Resources:

Should you Engage with Your Company Beyond your Job Description?

Should you Engage with Your Company Beyond your Job Description?

Employee engagement benefits both the organization and its employees. However, companies need to foster engagement through transparent initiatives and incentives.

View

Three Megatrends that will Affect Everybody’s Business

Three megatrends will impact everyone’s business in the coming years to decades. These include changing demography, explosion in technology, and leadership challenges.

View

Black Swans Are More Common Than You Think

IT projects can become black swans that result in corporate meltdowns due to unexpected high costs and schedule overruns.

View