Simone Giertz Quotes

I'm a problem-solver.

I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.

My training and my inclination is to invent.

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

Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to invent.

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

I give people ideas on how to solve intractable problems.

If you want to think new thoughts that are different, then do what creative people do - get the problem reasonably clear and then refuse to look at any answers until you've thought the problem through carefully how you would do it, how you could slightly change the problem to be the correct one.

I'll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there's evidence of any thinking going on inside it.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value. It is a process; it's not random.

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

I believe that when you find problems, you should also find solutions.

Creativity requires input, and that's what research is. You're gathering material with which to build.

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.

A creative mindset is in increasingly high demand: employers are vying for workers who are able to dream big and deliver big with the next must-have product. Creative thinking fuels innovation, it leads to new goods and services, creates jobs and delivers substantial economic rewards.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

For me, I'd rather be the inventive one, and if something doesn't work, I'll go back to the workshop, put it on the bench, and pound on it for awhile.

Creative thinking - in terms of idea creativity - is not a mystical talent. It is a skill that can be practised and nurtured.

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 like to experiment a lot and invent things.

As an engineer I'm constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them.

We can't get any new thinking because we can't get any new thinkers.

You've outlined the problem very well. Solutions are much more difficult to come by.

I am interested in finding solutions to problems.

I try to be a positive person, but I'm also always looking and wondering, 'Maybe this could be done differently.' As soon as your mind is in a critical mode, you're halfway through designing; as soon as you start thinking about whether something could be better, you're already halfway through a solution.