Lateral Thinking Enthusiast Gifts

The team building exercises became more and more fun.

Lateral thinking...thought bubble bypassing wife's head.

"Now, let's see if I can jog your brain into a more lateral mode of thinking."

"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."

"Idea?" "No. Just a light bulb."

"Well, if you're still awake when the time changes, you'll lose an hour of overthinking everything, too."

"Well, you say it's wrong, but it could be correct in an alternative universe."

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

The first week of the brainstorming session went slowly.

'Stevens, get in here. I need a few minutes with the left side of your brain.'

Think Just Inside The Box.

'In my opinion, you're either part of the problem or part of the solution. Unless, of course, you're Jones, who thinks he can just float above it all!'

"Caption contest"

"This may be Malcolm Gladwell talking, but we were married on the wrong day!"

Thinking outside the cubicle

X-RAY

Tonight: Al Hari Kish, leading yoga expert, speaks on 'this topsy-turvy world'

"You're 30 now. Where do you see yourself in five years?" "Thirty five."

"I beg to differ."

"At this school we stress critical thinking. And right now I'm very critical of your thinking."

Cut out and keep your own Freud.

"My problem is I obsess over whether I worry enough."

"No note!? With no note, sending our envoy's head back in a box could mean anything!"

"Thanks a bunch. I'll just run these by our committee and pass them along."

"You can accomplish anything, if you don't put your mind to it."

'Your cat seems to have thought outside the box, Mr. Schrodinger.'

Wilhelm Dilthey

'Dinner for two, table for seven.'

'Jack, you need to start thinking outside the box.'

"Personally, I find it counterintuitive."

'Instead of being stranded on this island for the next 10 years, I used my pocket knife to build a boat out of palm trees. I told you my woodworking skills would pay off.'

'It's called lateral thinking.'

In and Outre Tray

Josh tests his theory that by driving backward through a quick-pass toll lane, he can get money ADDED to his credit card account.

"Sure Dad, pigs can't fly, but to be precise, can't fly unaided! There are always planes, helicopters, gliders and hot air balloons to consider..."