Brainstorming Boss Gifts

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

'I'll never understand teachers. One minute they want you to work your head off, and the next minute they want you to use your 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!'

"So the plan is to fly everyone for free. But we'll charge $400.00 per bag."

Apples for sale

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 '

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

"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

'I had a thought. Let's scrap everything and start a new fiscal year right now.'

Worry tank

"Peterson proposes we move out of the mountains."

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."

"We need to think outside the pentangle."

'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

Elevator Pitch

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

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

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

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

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

Genius

Unsuccessful board meeting.

'I want to see more blue sky thinking.'

The Doorway to Ideas

"Caption contest"

He's our ideas man. I can never tell if he's working or not.