Henry Samueli Quotes

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

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.

The best work for creative folks on the team is when the problem is big and the solution escapes everyone.

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.

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?'

Every problem that is interesting is also soluble

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

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.

I see a problem and I invent some sort of solution to it.

No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.

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

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.

Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions.

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

I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.

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

My training and my inclination is to invent.

I had an immense advantage over many others dealing with the problem inasmuch as I had no fixed ideas derived from long-established practice to control and bias my mind, and did not suffer from the general belief that whatever is, is right.

Any problem can be solved using the materials in the room.

Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.

I always conceive a piece as a different set of challenges.

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.

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

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