Lateral Thinking Prints

High IQ Club/Lateral Thinkers Entrance.

Man standing on books to reach 'problem solving' section.

Think Just Inside The Box.

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

'He was always one for thinking outside the box.'

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!'

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

"Stock options for your thoughts."

"Be patient. He'll have to visit the water cooler sooner or later."

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

"We need a best practice swim lane to leverage our core competency, move the needle outside the box, and open the kimono while keeping our ducks in a row. Can anyone give me a sustainable solution to more vertical effectiveness without getting too granula

'I want you to paddle against the current.'

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

"Serendipity is not a strategy."

"He's his own worst enemy."

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

Alternative fielding positions

"Weather like this plagued my retreat from Moscow."

Admit it. We have a drinking problem.

'Maybe we should sign him before the MVP award is announced.'

'Could we finish these negotiations via e-mail? That will allow me to think before I respond to your proposals.'

Jack and Ina build their dream house.

'Look, can't we just build the damn thing next to the quarry?'

'Well, I'm not very satisfied with our customers, either.'

'I want ideas so bold, so wildly innovative, so undeniably brilliant that they retain a shred of originality after everyone picks them to pieces.'

'Larry liked to crack the window before bed.'

Well, everything's going great! I guess it's time to bring in the naysayers.

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

"Compare Calculate Contrast Before you make a move"

Most valuable element.

Target your message

'If two wrongs don't make a right...try three.'

"Remember, Man of good Sense not here to do work on your behalf. Man of good Sense only here to help you on strategic level until you wise enough to overcome recession."

'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!'