Solution Hunter Gifts

Low hanging fruit

"Yeah, but that one's a little bit hard to reach."

"They're having a fight over how best to handle client conflict."

"What do you want to talk about first...the kleptomania or the hoarding?"

Problem Solving: Man rows desert island to land.

One man's obstacle is another man's stepping stone.

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

"The problem with your reasoned solutions is they don't fit my preconceived notions of the problems."

'Think tank' and 'Rethink tank'.

'Okay, let's go over this again: You tell me your great ideas, I repeat them back to you, then you tell me I have a great idea and I get all the credit for it!'

"No, wisdom is not hereditary, it's something you need to earn yourself..."

"It's such a nice day. Why don't you go outside and plagiarize something?"

"Well, you said you wanted something to remove spiders from the bath!"

Eureka

'I have nobody else to blame but myself so we need to brainstorm.'

''Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense' Thomas Huxley, 1825-1895.'

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

The Big Idea vs The Small Change

'Let it go. Get on with your death.'

"The search for a new painkiller has been a real headache."

"I'm referring you to a specialist."

"I'd prefer a win-win solution – but I'm open to just a win."

You could have saved yourself a lot of time my reading my syndicated advice column.

"Can you give us another formula? We aired this visual yesterday."

No tools are kept in this van over night.

My resolution this year? Getting in shape so I can lift my favorite snacks!

'Unfortunately we're approaching the expiration dates on most of our quick-fix solutions.'

This is Mr Smith from Big Data Mining. He says he's found an insight.

'I've invented copyright.'

'Well, we've divided an elegant solution. Do we have any elegant problems?'

Writer Will Work For One Good Plot Idea

"I'm just sitting here waiting for an idea who's time has come...but apparently it's running late."

Air Pollution Agency - 'Tell them I have the solution to most of their problems.'

"I feel like all I did in January was work out, eat healthy, strive for meaningful and balanced relationships, and improve my sleep schedule -- thank god that nightmare's over."

"What did we throw at our problems before we had Money?"