Creative Thinker Gifts

"Og discovered fire, and Thorak invented the wheel. There's nothing left for us."

"When we said to be creative with your grant proposal presentation, this is not what was meant."

"I'm more an idea fireman."

"Maybe it needs a caption."

Man Lifting Heavy Block

License Bureau

The Algonquin Round Table

"Ok, now randomly alternate vowels and consonants and we got a name for our new drug."

Caveman is unable to attract venture capital for his square wheel invention.

Caveman turning the wheel into a bar.

'This is gonna sound crazy, but I've got an idea.'

Problem Solving: Man rows desert island to land.

A rock, a little wiggle room, and a Hard Place.

"Impressive, Meyers, but let's stick to your quantitative projections."

'We better first check to see if that is trash or a piece of art.'

"I have a lot of really good ideas, but I just can't get them down on paper."

"Any intellectual property yet, honey?"

'It's called 'The Stock Market'.'

'True, we have encouraged you to use your imagination, but not in math.'

"OK, let's hear it. But I'm warning you, it better not be another one of your half-baked ideas."

'I was just rubbing sticks together for fun -- I didn't realize I was doing basic research.'

'Sometimes it's good to get a different perspective.'

Mental Gymnastics

'All the good ideas have been already done.'

The New Fundamentals of Art: 'We'll begin with the most basic figure, the trademark attorney...'

"This is Carl and Freda from Research and Development, and that's Daryl from our Crazy Dreamer Division."

Copycats

"Take my advice, Haskins, and keep your out-of-the-box ideas to yourself."

'Let me start by saying I wish I had your imagination...'

"He's very disciplined about his writing, three hours staring at a blank screen every morning and five in the afternoon."

Advertising Agency - "...It was more moving than Martin Luther King's speech. But...will it sell dog food?"

"Wilson is our most original thinker - I want everyone to think like him."

'You know creativity involves a high tolerance for failure, don't you?'

Creative accounting

'It's creative as hell! Now that you've got that out of your system, give me a campaign that will sell.'