For example, one six-person team figured out how to increase hourly production of a part to 140, from 80.
Figuring out how to increase employee engagement has been a burning question for companies and consultants across the board.
Figuring out how to increase the participation of sex workers without making it too expensive or cumbersome for them will be a top priority, says Van der Linde, who points to other peer-led grant-making initiatives, like the HIV Young Leaders Fund, as examples to learn from.
Figuring out how to increase productivity is something on the list of most C-level leaders.
It's for this reason that Prince sees Cloudflare's primary mission as figuring out how to increase Blackbird's costs.
Leonelle didn't have more hours to give, so she figured out how to increase her energy instead, and her productivity gains were the same as if she had "found" six times more hours.
Using the financial wizardry for which Columbia is known, Mr. Feldberg figured out how to increase those returns.
In 2012, less than half of eligible Hispanics voted, but Republicans have figured out how to increase Hispanic turnout.
The most recent recession ended in November 2001, but net job losses have continued since then, as growth has remained tepid and many companies have figured out ways to increase production without adding workers.
But while there are many reasons for the misery in the agricultural economy, perhaps Mr. Moore's greatest adversary is himself -- and all the other farmers and ranchers like him who have figured out how to increase the output of their land.
