Brainstorm Master Gifts

Team Work

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 '

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.

Team Leader

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

Group Think Time

Empty box of ideas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

"Quick! The ideas are hatching!"

' A new idea '

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

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

Genius