# Professor Beth Bechky's joint research on problem-solving at work is referenced

1 Faculty News March 1, 2018 ![Harvard Business Review logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032358.jpg?itok=cHztGP4H)>

Excerpt from [Harvard Business Review](http://https://hbr.org/2018/03/better-brainstorming) -- "Research by management professors Andrew Hargadon of UC Davis and [Beth Bechky](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/beth-bechky) of NYU shows that those volunteering ideas in such companies do not mindlessly spit back answers to the questions posed; they respectfully build on the comments and actions of others, considering 'not only the original question but also whether there is a better question to be asked.' As they do this over and over, new solutions emerge."

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