The MacGyver Theory: A roll of duct tape, two matches, an old sock, and five bandits chasing you down are all you need to think creatively. On a more serious note, it's the theory that necessity and compressed timeframes can breed creativity and innovation. Situations where you have limited supplies and a short time to solve a problem can lead to some very innovative approaches. It's the way that engineers averted disaster during the Apollo 13 mission and its how MacGyver gets away from the bad guys every time...so there must be something there. So for my graduate research I looked at specific situations where this kind of rapid thinking occurred and extracted trends about team composition, leadership, etc. and looked at how you might apply this theory to industry settings. Take a look.