Tactical Thinking Gifts

"I hope I get rock and you get scissors, or I get scissors and you get paper, or I get paper and you get rock."

The Businessmen Have to Make Decisions from Many Options

You Are Here - Uncle Sam's Exit Strategy

Alternative fielding positions

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

'Why don't you leave the planning of our wedding to me?'

Man mourns the loss of his king after being checkmated.

"Well I didn't see the incident myself.."

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

"Hack back with all you've got!"

Football.

Commando crashes into wall, instead of through window.

The Use of Cavalry

"I advise a slow, steady stream of lawsuits to weaken your enemies resistance. We call it time release litigation."

"Let's do exactly what these pundits in the halftime report said we should do. If we lose, we'll blame them!"

ISIS needle in a haystack.

"Once inside, the pawns will jump out and take them by surprise."

'Bugger! My brain's just pulled a hammy.'

"The answer isn't more troops—what you need is an antibiotic."

Trojan horse.

'Blue Fox to Swat Team: execute on my count of three and when officer O'Rourke has fastened his bootlace.'

"Hey - let's not us re-invent wheel."

'Thank you colonel we'll keep your strategy in mind.'

'Think OUTSIDE the box, not ABOUT the box.'

"I know I told you to fool him into thinking you've got nothing left, but now you've got me convinced."

Think Tank

Chess player painting all the pieces his colour.

"We're fighting them in zone A, they're our allies in zone B, and we don't know what to do in zone C."

The disgruntled employees were brought down with tranquilizer darts, ending the worst pillow fight in recent memory.

'Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go right?'

'...There's this big dude on the other side. Nobody look! But, every time we try anything he comes after me. Now, what's that all about?'