Here’s a brainteaser: You are given a candle, a box of tacks and a book of matches. How do you attach the candle to a wall so that it can be lit without dripping wax onto the floor below?
The solution to Duncker’s candle problem is to deconstruct the box of tacks into its parts (box, tacks), attach the box to the wall with the tacks and attach the candle to the bottom of the box. In experiments, people who get the tacks inside the box can’t solve the problem, but those given a pile of tacks beside the box solve it easily.
What does this have to do with HR?
