Brainstorm Believer Gifts

Since Greg was accepted by Mensa, he'd rather not say anything than say something incorrect.

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

Team Leader

Creative Director skipping through an advertising portfolio.

"Ya know, 'DUH' can be a very hurtful word."

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

Thinking Gears

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

' A good idea '

Light Bulb Moment

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

"Dammit, Johnson. You've got to start thinking outside of the box."

Group Think Time

Empty box of ideas

Bright idea

"You have to believe what you're doing will lead to something valuable, even though it probably won't."

Deep in the heart of the RAND think tank, the world's greatest scientists would gather to brainstorm Batman's fight sounds.

Creative department

Worry tank

Blue sky thinking

Innovative

"Ideas that jump from noggin when head not yet screwed on."

"I think it's about time you started thinking outside of the box Harold."

'Hey! What's the big idea!?!'

Work colleague says 'This is great, where do you get your ideas from?' as man gets them from small elves living in the wall

Brainstorm in progress.

Elevator Pitch

"Quick! The ideas are hatching!"

"Looks like our days at the think tank are numbered."

You are much more likely to think outside the box if it is broken.

' A new idea '

"Oh, puhleeese. No one's going to steal your idea."

"Do you mind if I bounce something off you?"

'Frankly, I'm not sure this whole idea-sharing thing is working.'