Brainstorm Buff Prints

"So much of what we know is still theoretical."

Brainstorming!

'What was the first guy that invented the box thinking out of?'

Biff could only think of ideas off the bottom of his head.

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!'

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

"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."

Thinking Gears

' A good idea '

'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.

Team Leader

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

Bright idea

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

Innovative

Blue sky thinking

"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."

X-ray Psychology.

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

"This just in: one of us always tells lies; the other always tells the truth. Who's who? Stay tuned."

"I believe I can create a great presentation if I can only tap into my cognitive dissonance."

"Young man, go to your room and stay there until your cerebral cortex matures."

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

Elevator Pitch

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

School. I like solving problems with X's and Y's, so I'll probably go into either math or genetics!

"Quick! The ideas are hatching!"

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

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

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

"OK team, we need innovative solutions and we need 'em fast!"