Shiva Ayyadurai Quotes

Engineers are very logical and everything has to be tested so when we fail, we'll know why and how to improve things.

Much can often be learned by the repetition under different conditions, even if the desired result is not obtained.

Think small. Don't pretend you know the answers. Experiment; get feedback. These are all the premises of 'Think Like a Freak,' really.

If you find a solution with the Cube, it doesn't mean you find everything. It's only a starting point. You can work on and find something else: you can improve your solution, you can make it shorter, you can go deeper and deeper and collect knowledge and many other things.

The methodologies and best practices used to develop software can be applied successfully to any challenge in life.

So that is the design process or the creative process. Start with a problem, forget the problem, the problem reveals itself or the solution reveals itself and then you reevaulate it. This is what you are doing all the time.

I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.

I think if I try to develop a formula, it ends up not working.

If you are unable to understand the cause of a problem it is impossible to solve it.

Strive for continuous improvement, instead of perfection.

I tried a dozen different modifications that were rejected. But they all served as a path to the final design.

Designing and developing anything of consequence is incredibly challenging.

I'm a perfectionist. And that's served me very well in my career. It allows me to handle these large, complex problems without letting things fall through the cracks... That is the mentality you have to have to attack these complex problems of chip design, for example, when you're overwhelmed with complexity.

I also know that I am not a great technician.

I fix things all the time. Every time I do a solo, I re-check it and correct things that don't hit the mark.

At the end of the day, leaders have to come up with pragmatic solutions that work

Our managers need to have a strong integration of managerial skills and technical understanding. One cannot substitute for the other.

Part of the process is always, 'Is there a better way?' We try to think through if there's something we can do better creatively or technically, or just is more efficient.

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

I always try to find better ways to do things. Whether it's a game plan, a practice, a meeting, an interview, whatever it is. I'm going to find a way to find a way to analyze it and find a better way to do it. That's my mindset. I've never been satisfied with anything. That's just my mindset. I'm always trying to find a better way to do things.

Science is the practice of failing repeatedly but learning as you go.

I always think about the small details because I need to improve more and more.

I think sometimes a part requires more than one approach or thought.

A lot of us saw Blackadder in terms of problem-solving - 'Did that work in that episode?' and so on. We were very picky.

I would say that many architects are very logical. They start their process from analysis and from rational processes to try and find the 'right' answer, like solving a mathematic equation.