Bill Drayton Quotes

I apply the term 'creativity' broadly... it's problem solving. We are all faced with problems, and we have to address them and think of something new, and that's where creativity comes in.

If you are creative enough to imagine a problem, you're clever enough to discover a solution.

The genius is making a way out of no way.

Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.

At 'Vogue,' I was responsible for a lot of production work, and production work is highly detailed, and you have to be very resourceful to fit a square peg into a round hole. I learned to push the envelope when it comes to asking questions or making requests.

Only creativity can see past problems to find solutions. This holds true for every area of life.

Every problem has a creative solution.

Nothing primes inspiration more than necessity.

If things don't come easy to you, you have to pull a rabbit out of a hat.

It's not resources but resourcefulness that ultimately makes the difference.

Lateral thinking... is the process of using information to bring about creativity and insight restructuring. Lateral thinking can be learned, practised and used. It is possible to acquire skill in it just as it is possible to acquire skill in mathematics.

See every problem as an opportunity to exercise creative energy.

Genius is what a man invents when he is looking for a way out.

There's a key for every door, and if you can't find it, you can make one. That's always an option.

Necessity is the mother of invention. I love solving things like that. Because there wasn't enough memory, thinking of an economical way to make the movements look right was like solving a puzzle, and I had a lot of fun.

Often we use the word problem only because we have not learned that imagination and creativity can handle the situation.

Anytime you put a challenge out there, people come up with a creative solution on the software side.

Sometimes, thinking on your feet can be the most creative. Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you. Some of the most successful shows come out of shoestring invention.

Creativity is bound up in our ability to find new ways around old problems.

Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem.

I wouldn't suggest that being resourceful has anything to do with doing something illegal or unethical, but I've definitely noticed a pattern of being 'creative.'

Innovation comes from, one, acknowledging yourself; two, studying and understanding the problem; and three, finding a solution.

You know, when you look carefully at stuff that you deal with everyday, applying a little creativity to it and thinking outside the box, it's amazing what you can do.

The best creative solutions don't come from finding good answers to the questions that are presented... They come from inventing new questions!

Oddly enough, the lack of money makes us a little bit more creative in a sense.