Industry Innovator Gifts

Man wearing a 'Manufacturing' float ring hesitates beside empty 'Qualified Labor pool'

"The pensions industry needs to dramatically improve the way we communicate with customers."

'I've created hundreds of jobs. Of course, they're all going to be automated.'

'I've decided to centralize my operations. Everything will be in my ipad.'

ACME INDUSTRIES NEW PRODUCTS DIVISION, 'The best part is, it can repossess itself!'

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

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

Blue sky thinking

A secretary at a desk with a nameplate the says Dot Com.

'I think the new V. P. of Global Development is here.'

Doug fights back at soaring gas prices.

Solar Frankenstein

GPC needs to make its new formula foolproof.

"Yes, also it keeps you fit."

'She posted her first blog today.'

"Remember when we kicked him off Mars?"

What've you been up to since college, Lemont? Oh, I became a journalist … had a kid, blah blah … but I wanna hear about you, Rudy. Grigori Rasputin. How've you been all these years? How's your Uncle Mort? Are you a Russian spy? Boop boop boop. How'd that stomach-tumble-translator startup you founded in the nineties go? Wait ... what did you say you became? What do they have on President Trump? How's your cat? Boop.

"The Internet startup had only enough cash for one more day. But, miraculously, the money lasted for eight days, until more venture capital could be raised."

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

"OK team, we need innovative solutions and we need 'em fast!"

Cloud Computing.

'I want to see more blue sky thinking.'

Aluminium Henge

'I hope you don't mind me bringing a few medical students in to see you. '

Lateral Thinking - Not Out & Not In trays.

My First Bitcoin.

"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?"

"Pretty impressive for a product of a 3-D printer."

'Have your people facebook my people.'

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

The power of the brain

Suggestion and 'outside-the-box' suggestions.

'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?'

'Someday son, all this will be yours to argue with the Environmental Protection Agency over.'

"In other news, oil and gas prices became irrelevant today when scientists announced that pretty much anything can run on caffeine."