Creative Brainstormer Gifts

'I'm going to free associate for an hour, and I want you to turn it into a coherent strategy.'

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

"Damn! Cloudy again..." "So what?" "I was going to do some blue sky thinking..."

"I figured if it worked for Archimedes, it could work for us."

The artist wakes refreshed, creative juices flowing.

"Great moments in songwriting" "What if she had a little lamb?" "Maybe it follows her to school?" "Wouldn't that make the children laugh?" "Exactly."

Artists feed on tragedy.

He got his best marketing ideas late at night.

Rodin's Thinker - 'I think, therefore I am.'

Always looking for ways to increase sales, the creative team at Mayflower Greeting Cards brainstorms new sending occasions.

On the seventh day the ideation got a little heated.

"Must...get...fresh...ideas."

"I tried bouncing a few ideas off Bob but they bounced back."

Refusal to Embrace New Ideas

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

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

'Let's not go by the book.'

Copycats

I've been teaching art history for decades. Students today ask new kinds of questions. No, I doubt a gluten-free menu option was available that evening. Nope, the artist was not making a statement about climate change. No, despite the umbrellas, this is not about sun exposure safety. Well, yes, I suppose you can say it's a selfie.

"No, I didn't steal your content. I just have your content's doppleganger."

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

"I call it 'Bad Dog.'"

Apples for sale

' A good idea '

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

"She's been so creative lately."

"Either that's Marmaduke with a lizard's head in front of us, or I really mixed up my meds."

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

"I just love the way you're so endlessly inventive in the bedroom."

'The secret to doing a book report is only picking books that have been made in to movies.'

'Assuming their porridge was poured at the same time, how could it then be too hot, too cold and just right?'

Empty box of ideas

Eureka!