Emily Weiss Quotes

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.'

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.

We can always find creative ways to do things.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

When you have an employee who's innovative in your organization, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they're working in an exciting place, they're not thinking what they're going to do over the weekend. They're thinking: 'How do I solve that problem?'

I always look at 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' They talked about how they wrote this movie with horses, and then they realized that horses are super-expensive and time-consuming. 'Why don't we just change it to coconuts?' That's part of my process.

My imagination ran 24/7, and to me, every problem was a challenge to solve and new product to create. It wasn't until I started teaching that I realized that not everyone's head worked the same way.

I just like having creative solutions to tricky situations.

It's not about your resources, it's about your resourcefulness .

All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.

Creativity, not money, is used to solve problems.

To me, very much of what is artistic is people's very creative and inventive ways out of impossible situations.

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting. I think getting beyond the four edges of an opportunity or challenge is one of the basic skills you need in business.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

It's always the organizations that are resource constrained that come up with the good ideas to win.

I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.

I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.

No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination.

I've never taken any issue off the table for lack of suitability. Only for lack of imagination.

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems.

Sometimes a problem will seem completely insurmountable. Then someone comes up with a simple new idea, or just a rearrangement of old ideas, that completely eliminates it.

We are all innovators, we all like to use our imagination, which is our greatest tool.

The core hacker premise that 'code wins arguments' is just another way of saying that anything is worth trying, regardless of whether it is a conservative or liberal idea, and that whatever works is worth keeping.

When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.

You are not always going to be able to knock it and run. You are going to have to use the other foot, mix things up, use the brain.