Idea Innovator Mugs

Suggestion and 'outside-the-box' suggestions.

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

'Your proposal is innovative. Unfortunately we won't be able to use it because we've never tried something like that before.'

Sharing the load.

'And no more of those old fashioned ideas, Simms.'

"Any intellectual property yet, honey?"

Female executive offers suggestions ' OUTSIDE THE BOX'.

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

'There are new procedures for intellectual property rights...'

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

"Your research is impressive, but you have too many original ideas to be credible..."

'The time is now ripe for me to launch my great new theory. . . the world has waited long enough!'

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

Lateral Thinking - Not Out & Not In trays.

What do you think of my new idea?

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

"I know it was your idea, but it was my idea to use your idea."

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

"Hey! That's a good idea!"

'It's got people contributing but it's a pain smoothing out all those notes.'

'Gee, why didn't I think of that?'

'Why is it, Peterson... you always come up with a great idea seconds before I come up with the same idea?'

Recycling bins for glass, paper, metal and IDEAS.

"Had last year's next great idea."

"That's his way of saving energy. He never turns it on."

"I keep asking you for ideas, Hibblemeyer, and you keep drawing blanks."

"I think it's a great idea Bob. Unfortunately, we can't go with it because it wasn't my idea."

Blue sky thinking

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

"Hey! What's the big idea!"

The Big Idea vs The Small Change

"Why can't you be more like Glazener? He's full of ideas."

"It's the new business model - my ideas have sex with your ideas."

"How about we merge our own personal bubbles into one great big balloon!"

Not you, Ackroyd, this is a think tank meeting.