Dilbert cartoon first published on Tuesday 11th December 2001

Dilbert//4623, first published 25 years ago on Tuesday 11th December 2001

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creativity exercise device converts air to electricty create a missle defense laser scissors holder

Official transcript

Headline: Creativity Exercise. A man stands in front of a machine and says to a group, "Team One made a device that converts air to electricity."

The man stands in front of a different group. He claps and says, "Team Two used their hour to create a missile defense laser."

The man approaches Dilbert, The Boss, Alice, and Wally and asks, "Team Three, do you need more time?"

The Boss responds, "It's a scissors holder!"

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

CREATIVITY EXERCISE TEAM ONE MADE A DEVICE THAT CONVERTS AIR TO ELECTRICITY.

TEAM TWO USED THEIR HOUR TO CREATE A MISSILE DEFENSE LASER.

CLAP 3 CLAP TEAM THREE, DO YOU NEED MORE TIME?

IT'S A SCISSORS HOLDER!

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Creativity Exercise"

Summary:

The comic strip features a group of coworkers participating in a "Creativity Exercise" where they are asked to come up with innovative ideas. The first team successfully converts air to electricity, while the second team creates a missile defense laser using a one-hour time limit. The third team, however, struggles to come up with an idea and ultimately decides to use a scissors holder as their contribution.

Key Elements:

• The comic strip highlights the creativity and resourcefulness of the first two teams.
• The third team's lack of creativity is humorously portrayed.
• The use of a scissors holder as a creative solution is a clever commentary on the challenges of brainstorming.

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