Idea Miner Prints

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

"Your editor called again to see if the well was still dry."

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

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

Late Stage Capitalism and the Biosphere Engage in Some Meaningful Dialogue...

"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.'

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

Empty box of ideas

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

Eureka!

The Thought Process.

Creative department

"When you say the meek will inherit the earth, does that include the mineral rights?"

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

Innovative

"Ah, ha! The universe IS expanding! I can't find my glasses anywhere!"

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

Good idea.

Patent Attorney (invisible man)

Thinking outside of the box

'Hey! What's the big idea!?!'

The dangerous world of the armchair thinker

Innovation tray covered in ivy.

"I believe I can create a great presentation if I can only tap into my cognitive dissonance."

"I'm Necessity and this is my son, Invention."

Another day in the Splenda mines

Work colleague says 'This is great, where do you get your ideas from?' as man gets them from small elves living in the wall

Brainstorm in progress.

"So, Mr Canary, I see you have experience as a mine safety specialist..."

' A new idea '

You are much more likely to think outside the box if it is broken.

"Do you mind if I bounce something off you?"

"If you saw a book with the title 'An American Speaks Out,' would you buy it?"