Ingenuity
noun
The ability to think creatively and solve problems in new ways.
The students showed their ingenuity by finding a solution to the problem that even the teachers couldn't figure out.
noun
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
The ingenuity of the project design was praised by all the judges in the science fair.
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Academic
noun
The skill of thinking, performing, or using things in new ways.
His ingenious use of recycled materials showed his ingenuity.
noun
The ability to think creatively and solve problems in new ways.
The students showed their ingenuity by finding a solution to the problem that even the teachers couldn't figure out.
noun
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.
The ingenuity of the project design was praised by all the judges in the science fair.
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The skill of thinking, performing, or using things in new ways.
His ingenious use of recycled materials showed his ingenuity.
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Pro Tip 1/2Problem Solving
Focus on how it reflects one's ability to find unique solutions to difficult challenges.
She used her ingenuity to repair the old engine with limited tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Think Outside
Represents a non-traditional approach or thinking outside the box.
His ingenuity in classroom activities made learning more fun.
Pro Tip 1/2Problem Solving
Focus on how it reflects one's ability to find unique solutions to difficult challenges.
She used her ingenuity to repair the old engine with limited tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Think Outside
Represents a non-traditional approach or thinking outside the box.
His ingenuity in classroom activities made learning more fun.
Pro Tip 1/2Problem Solving
Focus on how it reflects one's ability to find unique solutions to difficult challenges.
She used her ingenuity to repair the old engine with limited tools.
Pro Tip 2/2Think Outside
Represents a non-traditional approach or thinking outside the box.
His ingenuity in classroom activities made learning more fun.
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And having people see that other people are making change with philanthropy, I mean, these are people who have created their own businesses, put their own ingenuity behind incredible ideas. If they put their ideas and their brain behind philanthropy, they can change the world.
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A healthy economy should...
it's boundaries that unleash our potential. And the doughnut's boundaries unleash the potential for humanity to thrive with boundless creativity, participation, belonging and meaning. It's going to take all the ingenuity that we have got to get there,
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Filippo Brunelleschi is a story about how art and technology have a way of changing the world for the better and for the long-term it's a story about perseverance about creativity and about human ingenuity by building the cupola Filippo overcame
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Is the world getting...
to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
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and reveal more about this hidden world outside of our experiences. How amazing that we humans, with our relatively limited access to the universe, can still see far beyond our horizons just using our imagination and our ingenuity.
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The infamous overpopulati...
was based on theoretical calculations, while the real-world data told a different story. But then, he departed from the data himself, claiming human ingenuity would always find alternatives to compensate for diminishing resources.
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What we can learn from...
innovation, ingenuity, inspiration -- these things come when we broaden our field of vision when we step back when we zoom out. And I can't think of a better way to do this than by studying the universe around us. Thanks.
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How sampling transformed...
to my village through sheer ingenuity. In fact, I've pretty much wasted most of my life DJing in night clubs and producing pop records. But I still kept watching the videos, because I'm a masochist,
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Cities That Are Saving...
urban world now over half of us live in an urban environment my home too is here in this city of london looking down on this great metropolis the ingenuity with which we continue to
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Eating Bats PIPE National...
but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
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Why giving away our...
And having people see that other people are making change with philanthropy, I mean, these are people who have created their own businesses, put their own ingenuity behind incredible ideas. If they put their ideas and their brain behind philanthropy, they can change the world.
Video examples
A healthy economy should...
it's boundaries that unleash our potential. And the doughnut's boundaries unleash the potential for humanity to thrive with boundless creativity, participation, belonging and meaning. It's going to take all the ingenuity that we have got to get there,
Video examples
The building of...
Filippo Brunelleschi is a story about how art and technology have a way of changing the world for the better and for the long-term it's a story about perseverance about creativity and about human ingenuity by building the cupola Filippo overcame
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Is the world getting...
to have thoughts about our thoughts. We have an instinct for language, allowing us to share the fruits of our ingenuity and experience. We are deepened with the capacity for sympathy, for pity, imagination, compassion, commiseration.
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A beginner's guide to...
and reveal more about this hidden world outside of our experiences. How amazing that we humans, with our relatively limited access to the universe, can still see far beyond our horizons just using our imagination and our ingenuity.
Video examples
The infamous overpopulati...
was based on theoretical calculations, while the real-world data told a different story. But then, he departed from the data himself, claiming human ingenuity would always find alternatives to compensate for diminishing resources.
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What we can learn from...
innovation, ingenuity, inspiration -- these things come when we broaden our field of vision when we step back when we zoom out. And I can't think of a better way to do this than by studying the universe around us. Thanks.
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How sampling transformed...
to my village through sheer ingenuity. In fact, I've pretty much wasted most of my life DJing in night clubs and producing pop records. But I still kept watching the videos, because I'm a masochist,
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Cities That Are Saving...
urban world now over half of us live in an urban environment my home too is here in this city of london looking down on this great metropolis the ingenuity with which we continue to
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Eating Bats PIPE National...
but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Serious beliefs are awkward, especially religious ones. It's not that there's anything wrong with them, it's just that people's real, heart-felt, deeply held beliefs are, well, 'not easy to handle or deal with, requiring great skill, ingenuity, or care' - in a word, awkward.
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Tedros Adhanom
Ethiopian Politician
Women are the key to successful development and ongoing progress. In the workforce, their ingenuity, determination, and hard work help our economies thrive. In the government, they offer valuable perspective that can inform policy and remove barriers.
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Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
More and more, other countries are able to manufacture things cheaper, beating us in the marketplace in a lot of ways. So we need to do whatever we can to make sure America's ability to protect its ingenuity is as strong as it can be.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
The truth is that behind any AI program that works is a huge amount of, A, human ingenuity and, B, blood, sweat and tears. It's not the kind of thing that suddenly takes off like 'Her' or in 'Ex Machina.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.
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George Pataki
American Politician
Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.
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Dan Shechtman
Israeli Scientist
Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.
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Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.
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Shakuntala Devi
Indian Writer
Solving wits and puzzles, in a way, helps to develop wit and ingenuity.
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Bob Richards
American Athlete
Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.
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Alexandra Petri
American Journalist
Serious beliefs are awkward, especially religious ones. It's not that there's anything wrong with them, it's just that people's real, heart-felt, deeply held beliefs are, well, 'not easy to handle or deal with, requiring great skill, ingenuity, or care' - in a word, awkward.
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Tedros Adhanom
Ethiopian Politician
Women are the key to successful development and ongoing progress. In the workforce, their ingenuity, determination, and hard work help our economies thrive. In the government, they offer valuable perspective that can inform policy and remove barriers.
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Lonnie Johnson
American Inventor
More and more, other countries are able to manufacture things cheaper, beating us in the marketplace in a lot of ways. So we need to do whatever we can to make sure America's ability to protect its ingenuity is as strong as it can be.
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Oren Etzioni
American Businessman
The truth is that behind any AI program that works is a huge amount of, A, human ingenuity and, B, blood, sweat and tears. It's not the kind of thing that suddenly takes off like 'Her' or in 'Ex Machina.
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Paul Keating
Australian Politician
What the Anzac legend did do, by the bravery and sacrifice of our troops, was reinforce our own cultural notions of independence, mateship, and ingenuity. Of resilience and courage in adversity.
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George Pataki
American Politician
Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.
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Dan Shechtman
Israeli Scientist
Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.
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Megan Smith
American Public Servant
Innovation comes out of great human ingenuity and very personal passions.
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Shakuntala Devi
Indian Writer
Solving wits and puzzles, in a way, helps to develop wit and ingenuity.
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Bob Richards
American Athlete
Ingenuity, plus courage, plus work, equals miracles.
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