When trying to teach a complex subject, sometimes the best strategy is to wrap it in something familiar. Like a burrito. An ideal candidate for such an approach? Mathematical optimization, which uses ...

How Fast Forward Helps Nonprofits Use Technology to Solve Big Problems (Podcast) Shannon Farley, center, is co-founder of Fast Forward, which provides training, mentors, and other help for nonprofits ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dev is the CEO of Jump, the strategy firm for future-focused leaders. Woman at the top of the mountain looking at the horizon and ...

After nearly a decade, I am preparing to conclude my role leading the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. While transitions offer a natural moment for reflection, I don’t want to look back so much as ...

We’d all like to be innovative, but few people have creativity switches they can turn on at will. (I definitely don’t.) We’re a lot better at convergent thinking, using knowledge and experience to ...

Among high school students and adults, girls and women are much more likely to use traditional, step-by-step algorithms to solve basic math problems – such as lining up numbers to add, starting with ...

The Burrito Optimization Game was developed by Gurobi Optimization in partnership with Lehigh University Professor Larry Snyder. This interactive game challenges players to deliver burritos in a way ...