Imitation Innovator Gifts

The Game Man: And Trying Imitations which look nothing like the real ones.

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

"Dammit, Johnson. You've got to start thinking outside of the box."

'You'll have to take an online company aptitude test, but if you're the designer we're looking for, you've already designed an app for that.'

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

Blue sky thinking

"If we only repeat what humans say whenever they're nearby... they won't realize we're aliens plotting to take over the planet."

'I'm not playing 'Bride and Groom' unless you sign this pre-nuptial aggreement!'

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

"Dad! Dad! It's freezing out here! I wish we had a fireplace to get all cozy and roast marshmallows!"

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

"And it comes with a coin filter for when you vacuum under the cushions."

Lateral Thinking - Not Out & Not In trays.

"Now can I be in one of your comics?"

"I'm a pragmatist, Leon. Before I put a new product on the market, I ask myself, 'Will it sell?' "

"Our smart home sure is sensitive. Every time I hammer a nail in the wall it screams."

'He'll do the dishes now that I've attached an accelerator.'

Creative family

"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?"

Suggestion and 'outside-the-box' suggestions.

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

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

I'm more than just a sauce, I'm a re-sauce.

The Big Idea vs The Small Change

Knight walking his pet armadillo.

A man stealing another person's ideas

Dog Walker

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

'Gotta hang up now. My mom wants to recycle the phone.'

'It's for cutting and pasting.'

Pyramid Skiers

Kid sheltering from rain inside a vault box.

"That's out idea department – the door was one of their ideas."

Most of his innovative product ideas first saw life in his home studio.

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