Idea Generation Gifts

Brainstorm in progress.

'It's our new assembly line. When the person at the end of the line has an idea, he puts it on the conveyor belt, and as it passes each of us, we mull it over and try to add to it.'

'Truth is fine, but I really need marketable ideas.'

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

'Just leave him alone. He comes up with some of our best ideas, that way.'

Creative Director skipping through an advertising portfolio.

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

"We appreciate your insights Norman but the firm has reached the stage where we need actual ideas."

"Now that we taped some inspiration to a wall, we can finally start staring with our arms crossed while making the 'hmmmm' sound."

"Don't worry, Jim's just having an idea."

Francis Bacon runs out of champagne and ideas

"Be careful with the ideas you generate during the brainstorming session, lest they result in another round of drug testing."

"Thank's for all your ideas, but I've decided to use my original one."

New Idea

"How does drinking help with your brainstorming ideas?"

' A new idea '

'I know it's a bit unusual, but that's where he gets all the best ideas.'

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"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."

The Map of the human brain

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

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

Empty box of ideas

'The sunglasses idea would have worked if you hadn't started snoring.'

Eureka!

Bright idea

The Thought Process.

Creative department

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

'I think your father's had one of his big ideas...'

'I try not to think big too often or I get terrible headaches.'

Blue sky thinking

Good idea.

Innovative

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.