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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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When it comes to problem-solving, planners often reach for tried and true methods. In an increasingly complicated planning and design environment, Georgia Tech Professor of Practice Michael Dobbins warns that this process of "habit thinking" can limit one's openness and flexibility. To improve problem-solving skills, Dobbins suggests trying a simple exercise he learned from his design teacher back in 1958. "His assignments included writing our names. Then writing them backwards. Then upside down. Then upside down and backwards. Then with the other hand!"
