Brainstorming Session Mugs

'Ideas.com' desk with a 'come' tray and a 'gone' tray.

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!'

"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.

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

Group Think Time

Empty box of ideas

Bright idea

Creative department

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

Worry tank

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

Blue sky thinking

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

"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

Brainstorm in progress.

Elevator Pitch

' A new idea '

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

"The good news is we've used up all our bad ideas."

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?"

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

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

Genius

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

Unsuccessful board meeting.