Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 9th September 1995

Dilbert//2338, first published 31 years ago on Saturday 9th September 1995

Tags

outside the box creative design push chair hallway view point stimulate fire hazard thinking inside box

Official transcript

Dilbert sits in his cubicle thinking, "I need to think 'outside the box' to come up with a creative design . . ."

Dilbert pushes his chair outside his cubicle and continues thinking, "I push my chair into the hallway to change my viewpoint and stimulate my creative juices."

The Boss approaches and Dilbert thinks, "Suddenly my juice dries up."

The Boss points at Dilbert and says, "You're a fire hazard. Do your thinking inside your box."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I NEED TO THINK "OUTSIDE THE BOX" TO COME UP WITH A CREATIVE DESIGN...

I PUSH MY CHAIR INTO THE HALLWAY TO CHANGE MY VIEWPOINT AND STIMULATE MY CREATIVE JUICES.

SUDDENLY MY JUICE DRIES UP.

YOU'RE A FIRE HAZARD. DO YOUR THINKING INSIDE YOUR .

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "Thinking Outside the Box"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled man with a bald head and a white shirt, sitting at his desk. He is engaged in a conversation with his boss, who is dressed in a gray suit and tie.

Panel 1:

• Dilbert's boss asks him to think "outside the box" to come up with a creative design.
• Dilbert responds by pushing his chair into the hallway to change his viewpoint and stimulate his creative juices.

Panel 2:

• Dilbert's boss warns him that suddenly his juice dries up, implying that his creative ideas have run dry.

Panel 3:

• Dilbert's boss advises him to do his thinking inside his box, suggesting that he should stick to his usual routine rather than trying to think outside the box.

Overall:

The comic strip humorously highlights the challenges of thinking creatively and the importance of finding one's own approach to problem-solving. It pokes fun at the common advice to "think outside the box" and suggests that sometimes, it's better to stick with what you know.

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