Ambiguous means unclear or open to interpretation. In advertising, you want to avoid generalized statements that could be applied to any brands or products. Instead, you usually want clear, concise ...

When we use language, it seems so easy to understand what other people are saying that it is hard to appreciate the complexity of the act of carrying on a conversation. Obviously, we miscommunicate at ...

Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here. In the first installment of this series, I discussed the small losses of everyday life and how important it is for parents to try to tolerate their children’s ...

From childhood, we are taught how to solve problems – first in school, then at work. The quicker, the better. It’s as if there is a clear answer to everything. This worries Dr Pauline Boss, who ...

This is the last in a series of four articles on what strategy should look like in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA). In the previous three articles I outlined the ...

Throughout the past decades we find numerous terms in the popular business press and academic literature that refer to an increasing inability to grasp the world and deal with the things happening ...

Ambiguous genitalia, also referred to as atypical genitalia, is a birth defect where the genitals are not properly developed so as to differentiate the child as a male or a female(). It is a ...

How do I tell my friends I really don't want to hear about the problems they are having in their relationships? It is really hard for me to listen to them complain about their spouses or significant ...