Making toast doesn’t sound very complicated -- until someone asks you to draw the process, step by step. Tom Wujec loves asking people and teams to draw how they make toast, because the process reveals unexpected truths about how we can solve our biggest, most complicated problems at work. Learn how to run this exercise yourself, and hear Wujec’s surprising insights from watching thousands of people draw toast.

Silicon Valley’s economy may be booming, but according to a new report, in recent years, the region has also “lost its spine,” that spine being the middle class. The post Silicon Valley’s Biggest Worry Should Be Inequality, Not a Bubble appeared first on WIRED.

Mention the word “negotiation” and most people’s palms get sweaty. Real estate agents are no exception. Most people don’t like confrontation and don’t want to be confrontational. That is quite natural. What are some common associations people make with the word “negotiation?” To the average person, negotiation is: Confrontation Argument Haggling Objections Risk of rejection […]

The world around us has advanced so much that science fiction is no more a fiction. Moving from prototyping to tooling, additive manufacturing commonly known as 3D printing has expanded to full-scale end-part production and replacement part production. Be it a 3D printed bionic ear enabling you to hear beyond human hearing frequencies, 3D printed […] The post 3D Printing: Are You Ready for the New Decentralized Industrial Revolution? appeared first on WIRED.