Idea Generator Mugs

"I'm more an idea fireman."

"I like it!"

"Well, Stoddard, I think I've bounced enough ideas off you for one day."

'I have an idea...let's start thinking outside the box.'

'I hope that's a carbon neutral,low voltage, eco friendly idea you're having there, Carlisle.'

'I thought you could help me fill in the details.'

Unfortunately, napkins hadn't been invented yet, so good ideas were quickly forgotten.

'Well, SURE they'd like me to come up with bold and innovative ideas...but I've got a career to protect!'

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

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

'My standard consulting fee is $1000, but I can give you some harebrained ideas for $250.'

'All the good ideas have been already done.'

'Why can't the rest of you be more like Stanton? He's full of new ideas.'

Since you conduct only thought-experiments, we were hoping you would, from time to time, come up with some thought-results.

"Our new idea is really big."

Copyrighted Ideas

Cartoon Pagiarism: 'Hey! That's my idea!' (man running off with cartoon lightbulb).

'Step in here, Henderson - we want to pick your brain.'

'Henderson - you'll never make it in this business unless you learn to think outside the box.'

Graduates leave with lightbulbs above their heads.

'I've just had this really big idea.'

Flowchart of an idea.

Team

"I take it they didn't care for any of your ideas."

"Let's make stuff and sell it to people."

'Think tank' and 'Rethink tank'.

"Don't get too excited. Your idea never really gets off the ground"

Lightbulb Moment

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

I thought outside the box and now they won't let me back inside!

'It's weird, I know, but he does come up with some of our best ideas that way.'

'Fortunately, ideas like these don't come along everyday.'

At the advertising copy department.

Creative department

'I am open to alternative ideas, and if i think of any I'll give it my utmost consideration.'