Office Innovator Gifts

You're right-this is way better than a standing desk.

'What if, and I know this sounds kooky, we communicated with the employees.'

An office at the top of a fire escape

'Needs more challenge.'

"I do wish the company would invest in newer technology."

"So, it's agreed then - we'll sleep on it and decide in the morning."

'You obviously took my suggestion to reduce stress to the extreme.'

"Our open office has encouraged innovative ways to communicate."

'We found the coffee trough to be much more efficient than a coffeemaker.'

Woman using CD player as drinks holder

'I'll be happy to put my best man on it, Mr. Orton... but my best man happens to be a woman.'

'This was the only way for me to spend time with my family too.'

'Does anyone have a question?'

"Oh, Are you still networking?"

Bright Light.

Workahlic's Wife's Solution

'Sorry Bobo, we no longer have a culture of 'Monkey See, Monkey Do': I would like you to work independently and to show initiative...'

He's our ideas man. I can never tell if he's working or not.

'Miss Gridley, get rid of this desk and get me a chair like Captain Kirk's!'

'As all coherent strategy has failed, we turn to you.'

'Managing a team in the current climate requires new skills...'

'I try to encourage creativity.'

"Yes, it's different...but I don't think Fondue Friday is going to last."

"O.K., Chief! Hang on to your socks!"

The trend toward less formal offices began to gain steam.

Evolution.

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

'She posted her first blog today.'

'I'm telling ya, it's a jungle out there.'

"Yes sir, I'll admit I was sceptical about the whole 'mini-office' concept at first..."

On-the-job creativity may go unrewarded an may even create consternation among co-workers.

"I like this Carl, you've come up with more solutions than we have problems."

'Everything is in the Cloud.'

Man at work sees in lounge refrigerator, 'Creative Juices'

Another environmentally correct office product: The executive desk/organizer-fish ladder