Problem Thinking Warrior Mugs

"Just when you think you've got it all figured out, they hit you with algebra."

Brian wanted to call the presentation "Synergy". Paula wanted to call it "Cooperation". They could never agree.

"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."

"No! I want to live! I want to live!"

"Are you not thinking what I'm not thinking?"

Desert Island Mishap

"Looks like our days at the think tank are numbered."

Brainstorm in progress.

"Managing a major project in these challenging times requires IMAGINATION, the FIRST thing I'd like you to imagine is that you have a team to help you."

'I'll just put them here until the danger of frost passes - probably next April'

'So far, sir, we've rejected plans A,B, C, D, E, F, and right now we're evaluating'G'.'

"You bring up an important concern, but I'm looking for a problem that better fits my preconceived solution."

"We're all well aware of the madness, Phipps...where's the method?"

"Never marry an engineer."

'We'll talk later, Ed, but for now we have a quick and dirty solution to your objections.'

math faculty

Dept. of Mathematics and Frustration.

'All this knowledge going into my head, through my eyes and out the window to float forever in space.'

"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

Illogic Tree

"Just one question...how on earth do I get down?!"

I'm Aging Gracefully...so SHUT UP!!!

'Don't tell me...Team A has the educated guess and Team B the uneducated guess.'

"I do my best thinking in the shower... do I need to run 5 miles a day in order to take one?"

The Solution!

"You know me. Never criticize,always optimize. The eternal Ms. Masking Tape."

"Did you double-check your math homework?"

"We ran out of the little umbrellas."

"Tell me about a time you identified a problem that others didn't see coming."

"Mission control, we have a problem."

"Dear Bad-Karma, to assist you at this busy time, I've drawn up a list of people you may have missed."

'Remember, my son -- the longest journey begins with a single slither.'

'Just think of me as your life coach.'

Protecting the green

Lateral Thinking