Design is the conscious imposition of meaningful order.

Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write short stories.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.

Creativity is a spark. It can be excruciating when we're rubbing two rocks together and getting nothing. And it can be intensely satisfying when the flame catches and a new idea sweeps around the world.

The best way to solve a problem? Try explaining it to somebody outside your field.

...new ideas are merely several old thoughts that occur at the exact same time.