Innovation Aficionados Mugs

"Try switching if off and on at the same time."

'It's one of our new technology rings, it allows you to download karats.'

Gnook Isenbarth, inventor of the windshield.

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

Patent Office. A credit card chip embedded in sneakers? How would you make a purchase? Swipe your feet!

'My latest invention...the credit rock!'

'It's a barrow, for hauling stuff, but it needs work.'

'...Higgins wondered how invisibility would look on the shelf.'

Early Futons

"This could be a boon to mankind, especially - once we take out a patent on it - the mankind in this laboratory."

'The wheel was great, but what have you done for me lately?'

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!'

'Let's not go by the book.'

"What's a patent?"

Though he created more than 300 products from peanuts, George Washington Carver was unable to change even one of them back into a peanut.

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

'I told you it would be useful.'

"Actually, I'm hoping what I'm going to be when I grow up hasn't been invented yet."

Outer Space Outsourcing

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

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

'Some of those youngsters have come up with a terrific new idea - feathers.'

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

Stoneage puncture repair kit...

'That's about it so far, Son.'

Ascent of Machine.

Empty box of ideas

'Can our software do that?'

Satya Nutella

Walking Luggage.

Eureka!

'We need to change our luck. Let's move our headquarters to Redmond, the home of Microsoft.'

Bright idea

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

"Is it just a scary coincidence that the words 'changes' and 'unknown' both have 7 letters?"