Problem Solving Aficionados Prints

Water Gardening: And you will find yourself thinking over many garden problems at the waterside.

'The plumber said he can't come right now, but promised to put us on his 'wading list'. Cute, huh?'

"Someday she'll solve the world's problems."

When Engineers Crack.

"Is this a 'GOTCHA' question?"

"You're good at asking all the right questions. Now let's hear some right answers."

"Don't blame me for the grade, blame Google's algorithms."

'I'm still not sure HOW it happened. One minute, we were bouncing ideas off each other, and the next thing I knew, we were using furniture instead!'

"We only got up to three 'whys' and a 'what the hell'."

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

Supply Chain

"Yes, I'm sure of my 3 wishes - I wish I had a pen, I wish I had paper to write a 'rescue me' note, and I wish I had a bottle to send it in"

Kiwi Ingenuity

"The DNA sample from the mink fibres found in the suspect's car matched the DNA sample from the mink coat found at the scene of the crime, so I'm thinking, maybe these minks were twins?"

"Cancel the trip. The cook didn't get a visa."

"How on earth do you get this blasted box to open...?"

"Every single day, guys ask you for advice about women, work, sports... Haven't you ever even heard of the law of supply and demand?. . .I'd be glad to steer the downtrodden and the forlorn your way for a mere 82% of the man-to-man-talk fee."

'Where you went wrong' Desk.

'I hear what you're saying, Bert. But in my experience, most complex business problems require more than cookie-cutter solutions!'

"Get out here Phil! The outside ideas are far better than the inside ones were!"

"Advertise! Advertise! That's always been your answer for everything."

= too complex

"We remain reasonably confident that once we nail down the little network problem we're having, all Hell will be able to break loose according to the modified schedule, which, unfortunately, is in a file we can't seem to locate right now."

You May Bang Your Head Here/You May Talk To Here.

Problem Solver Wanted

Business Confusion

'This is no time to start wondering whether you turned off the oven!

The pass the ball to Jones for a three=pointer. I wish I got to shoot sometimes. Me too. Public Health Dept. Vaccine Distribution. Distributing the vaccine is just like when we were coaching basketball. We draw up a plan which specifies who gets the shots. And whatever we decide some people will be unhappy.

Umbrella Roof

'He needs professional HELP!'

Celebrity anagrams: Is a salt water rat (Answer: Alastair Stewart)

"Why run the maze when you don't have to?"

Research, Development and Second Thoughts

A good leader has effective conflict resolution strategies in place.

'It's a guess. I never said it was an educated guess.'