Space shuttle Quote by Nat Greene

Pattern-finding is the purpose of the mind and the construct of the universe. There are an infinite number of patterns, some of which are…

— Agnes Denes

“When you design, solve things in the simplest way possible. Your goal should be simplicity, not 'How can I apply a pattern to this…

— Eric Freeman

Naturally, patterns emerge through repetition, and repetition yields up a type of discovery that reveals everything about itself, especially its sorry limits.

— Jan Peacock

There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all…

— Lauren Beukes

A pattern is an idea that has been useful in one practical context and will probably be useful in others.

— Martin Fowler

“In my own experience I have found that most problem-solving methods promote guessing at some point in the process, but that it is snuck…

— Nat Greene

“I know it doesn't seem like much now, but sometimes the biggest problems are solved in bits and spurts. Solutions from the universe aren't…

— D.A. Henneman

“So when problems arise—and they always do—disentangling them is not as simple as correcting the original error. Often, finding a solution is a multi-step…

— Ed Catmull

Deep, persistent problems are never solved by accident; they are solved only by people who are obsessed with them and set out to solve…

— Lee Smolin

“Truly solving the problem involves understanding what’s wrong and why it happened, through investigation and understanding—not by spending days or weeks testing different guesses…

— Nat Greene

“problem solving, however necessary, does not produce results. It prevents damage. Exploiting opportunities produces results.”

— Peter F. Drucker

“If you can't solve a problem, then there is an easier problem you can solve: find it.”

— George Polya