Quotes About Problem-solving

You can pout about the way the world is as long as you want, but that's not going to change it. You've got to figure it out.

Rather, my perceptions about how we solve problems in health care or education span across a whole range of areas. And I want to try to capture that complexity.

Halston had a sensible, straightforward philosophy of "find out what's wrong and let's fix it," according to Liza.

Once that's done, it solves the original problem for all the tiny parts, which is usually a much easier task than solving the initial giant problem. The remaining challenge at that point is to put all the tiny answers back together again. That tends to be a much harder step, but at least it's not as difficult as the original problem was.

Calculus succeeds by breaking complicated problems down into simpler parts. That strategy, of course, is not unique to calculus. All good problem-solvers know that hard problems become easier when they're split into chunks. The truly radical and distinctive move of calculus is that it takes this divide-and-conquer strategy to its utmost extreme — all the way out to infinity.

Those of us who teach math should try to turn this bug into a feature. We should be up front about the fact that word problems force us to make simplifying assumptions. That's a valuable skill—it's called mathematical modeling.

a big, messy linear problem can always be broken into smaller, more manageable parts. Then each part can be solved separately, and all the little answers can be recombined to solve the bigger problem. So it's literally true that in a linear problem, the whole is exactly equal to the sum of the parts.

Being able to slowly and objectively size up a situation is crucial. We observe. We take a curious, yet concerned, attitude. We gather information in a relaxed, thoughtful manner, but we do not rush in to fix the problem. Using the information we've gathered, we determine what action to take.

Every problem has a better solution when you start thinking about it differently than the normal way.

The Babylonians had achieved great competence in arithmetic, using a number system based on 60 rather than 10. They had also developed some simple techniques of algebra, such as rules (though these were not expressed in symbols) for solving various quadratic equations.

We don't all need to be geniuses; some of us just need to practical applicators and adapters.

If you're intent on making a path through the woods and you come to a tree that's in the way, the tree has to go or the path has to change course. You keep making those choices until you have your path. After the thing was done , I realized, You just do it~that's how you do it. You have to figure it out. 'There ain't no rules around here,' said Thomas Edison, 'We're Trying To Accomplish Something.

No matter how complicated a problem is, it usually can be reduced to a simple, comprehensible form which is often the best solution.

I analyse everything I do and when I see something I don't like I try to find the solution and that's why I'm so hard on myself.

Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems.

A lot of people are scared of experimentation because they think you have to be scientists, or they're also scared of it because it means that you have to admit that you don't know the answer. A lot of people like to assume they know the solution to a problem when they don't.

The basic DNA we've got to implant in leaders now is adaptability: not to get wedded to the solution to a particular problem, because not only the problem but the solution changes day to day. Creating people who are hardwired for that is going to be our challenge for the future.

Ohioans are practical. We're a can-do people. Give us a problem, we'll give you a solution.

If we're given a number of circumstances to deal with, the brain goes into this mode of trying to find a solution, and it's amazing how good we are at it.

As an engineer, you learn there is a solution to every problem. It may take you a while, but eventually you're going to find it.

It is important for the manager to find the right solution for your team.

Rather than complain about a thing you cannot change, I try to find a solution to help the performance in the best way.

The world has a shortage of solution providers. Everybody want to be in the 'Forbes' list.

I was a PE teacher, and when you teach, you can say, 'You have to do this.' It's an order. That's one way. Or you can say, 'Listen, we have these problems, so give me the solution,' and they have to think about it. Or you can say, 'Here are three options - which one is best?'