Problem-solving? Well I’m no Mark Watney, but if you’re looking for answers, I do have a few tricks. #potato
An article on how “The Martian” is a great example for teaching mathematical problem-solving - http://www.scottkim.com/blog/2015/12/7/mathematical-problem-solving-in-the-martian
Productivity Loss in Brainstorming Groups: A Meta-Analytic Integration (or why group brainstorming is a bad idea) - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15324834basp1201_1?journalCode=hbas20
Think Different: The Merits of Unconscious Thought in Preference Development and Decision Making. - http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/87/5/586/
A review of the (diverse and poorly-understood) scientific literature on brainstorming - http://cpsb.com/resources/downloads/public/302-Brainstorm.pdf
Rubber duck debugging image courtesy of:
By Tom Morris - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16745966