Economic Innovator Mugs

"What happened to that lemonade stand of yours?"

'I've decided to centralize my operations. Everything will be in my ipad.'

Apples for sale

"Hmmm ... that's interesting. Now, what about ideas that don't suck - do you have any of those?"

"You're a genius, Shaw. This is an idea whose copyright has expired."

Blue sky thinking

Genetic modification creating plastic from plant cellulose.

Solar Frankenstein

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

"Yes, also it keeps you fit."

Sea weed harvest.

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

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

Aluminium Henge

'I want to see more blue sky thinking.'

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

"It's a mixed-use facility: retail space, low-rent housing, luxury apartments, and an area set aside for making steel."

Lateral Thinking - Not Out & Not In trays.

"I'm really great thanks. The boss loves my ideas, he says I'm ahead of my time!" "Hi John, how are you? Good meeting?"

You will always find a spot to garden

Suggestion and 'outside-the-box' suggestions.

'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?'

'Someday son, all this will be yours to argue with the Environmental Protection Agency over.'

"That 'give it away free' strategy certainly worked well."

'We can't rely upon pas successes...we have to radically restructure the way we work, change our core values and build form the ground up.'

'This is a 'million dollar idea', Simms, unfortunately, our debt is two million dollars.'

"We have a new line of designer hedge funds...the Topiary Group."

"In the marketplace of ideas, we may not have the best ideas, but we have the best marketing."

The Big Idea vs The Small Change

'I've created hundreds of jobs. Of course, they're all going to be automated.'

'Dammit, Gentlemen! We need someone who's not afraid to 'poop outside the box'!'

A man stealing another person's ideas

"I brought in Ron to help us reach an untapped resource."

'Would everyone please join hands for a moment? I'd like to try jump-starting this meeting!'

'That's interesting Larry, but most people just use a flipchart to express their ideas.'