[Editor’s note: This article is reprinted with permission of the author and EDUCAUSE Review. Originally published in EDUCAUSE Review 54, no. 1 (Winter 2019)] In 2018 we celebrated the 50-year ...

Made famous by Elon Musk, first principles thinking is a strategy you can employ for breaking down a complex problem and coming up with an original solution. Instead of coming up with a small, ...

On the surface, Tesla and Netflix don't have much in common. One makes cars, solar panels and energy-efficient batteries, and the other streams TV shows and movies. But Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Netflix ...

First-principles thinking empowers agility and innovation, but only when people know you appreciate the lessons as much as the triumphs. And with each challenge presented and each answer revealed, you ...

“And we can do it all by starting from first principles–questioning our assumptions and building something new from the ground up.” Let’s focus on two words: First principles. The concept of ...