Kathryn Lasky

Thinking - in particular abstract thinking, which most of us are introduced to through the study of mathematics and literature - helps us learn that we can become problem solvers.

American Author

David Droga

We're communicators, we're problem solvers, and we're lateral thinkers, and there's nothing that can't be improved with that. The world needs us, and we want to be needed.

Australian Businessman

Paul Walker

I'm a problem solver. I love people. The more complicated they are, the more I get into them, and I just want to understand what makes them tick.

American Actor

Ben Horowitz

Hire sales people who are really smart problem solvers, but lack courage, hunger and competitiveness, and your company will go out of business.

English Businessman

Esther McVey

That's what you've got to be to be an MP: a problem solver. How can I help you? How can I engage? What do you need?

British Politician

Chadwick Boseman

Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.

Harley Pasternak

I see myself as a problem solver, creating solutions.

Canadian Author

Roseanne Barr

I am a woman, therefore I am a problem solver.

American Actress

Frances Tiafoe

American Athlete

Anne Wojcicki

American Scientist

Can refer to both a person with problem-solving skills or a device made to resolve issues.

Person or Device

Using 'solver' usually suggests competence and the ability to overcome challenges.

Positive Connotation

Implies taking an active role in finding a solution, not just participating in the process.

Active Role

Prefers use in technical or academic settings where precision and problem resolution are key.

Technical Context

Refers to tools designed for specific types of problems, not all kinds.

Specific Problems

When used for a person, implies expert knowledge in the relevant field.

Expert Knowledge

 the shark I don't this is kind of making me nuts he's also the shark mens engineer governor cradle buddy got this great i'll get ready for the shirt as the problem solver right there Danny let's just watch the doctor he carries a lot of responsibility all our supplies

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 And this tool was actually built on a solver that's deployed routinely around the world for conventional software verification. So we started with a set of nearly 50 different specifications that we generated from experimental observations of embryonic stem cells.

The next software...

 but elegant enough so you can get to the aha moment, where everything clicks into place. Puzzle solvers are junkies for this aha moment -- it feels like a brief high and an instant of pristine clarity. And there's also a deeper fulfillment at play here,

The joyful, perplexing...

 myself to spring into action we are the generation of problem solvers we already know to recycle papers and plastics and eternal flights when no one's in the room but because I would say we are more innovative and resourceful than that

Millennials are the...

 They need different ways of being approached, different ways of being enfranchised, different ways of being skilled. And that's the first thing. Second is, you're problem solvers, but you're not engaging your global responsibility.

Ashraf Ghani: How to fix...

 So I just really encourage you, whatever your stake is in education -- whether you're a student, parent, teacher, policy maker, whatever -- insist on better math curriculum. We need more patient problem solvers. Thank you.

Math class needs a...

 just really encourage you whatever your stake is in education whether you're a student parent teacher policymaker whatever it's insist on better math curriculum we need more patient problem solvers thank you

 And, in fact, that's exactly what most solvers do, even using a group theory notation indicating turns. And it's not just good for puzzle solving. Group theory is deeply embedded in music, as well.

Group theory 101: How to...

 to develop the genius in every student and give them the tools to be critical thinkers, problem solvers, ideators and leaders. So we got a bunch of educators to help us answer that question.

How Schools Can Nurture...

 Design thinkers are, by nature, problem solvers. So imagine listening to a conversation and only understanding 50 percent of what is said.

Solver