Visual Metaphors/ Business Concepts/ file = cons
| Status |  Bright idea! |
Unfinished |
Leverage |
 In the toilet |
 When pigs fly |
| Media or source |  DNA |
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 News |
 |
 Books/wisdom |
| Thoughts |
Sleep on it |
Outside the nine dots |
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 Go up a level |
 Sink down a level |
| Actions |
Prototype |
Explore the options |
 Take a closer look |
 Design solution |
 Invest |
 Time |
 Lego |
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 Competitive Advantage |
 Longevity of Advantage |
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| Ratings |  |
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| More ratings |  Lemon |
 Bullshit |
Blue sky |
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| Situations |  |
Unclear |
Let's fight. |
 Tradeoff |
Sea change. |
| Caution |
No. |
  Don't go here |
Fragile |
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| Timng |
Time's passing |
Stopwatch |
 Go fast |
Slow |
Casket |
| People |  |
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Now what? |
Agh. My hair's on fire. |
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Heavy lifting |
Keep quiet |
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Watch out for oncoming train |
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 Watercooler |
Interlocking puzzle |
 Rowing upstream |
Service |
 Hit the target |
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Versatile tool |
I give up |
Whoops |
Yield |
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Leverage |
Levels |
Legos |
Exponential & where we are |
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Endless loop |
Egoboo Mental rewards trump tangible rewards. |
Feedback |
Napoleon Let new things ripen in your in-box for a few months. When you get around to cleaning the box, most things have taken care of themselves. |
Monet Seeing clearly is not all that it's cracked up to be. Often it's better to ignore the details that obscure the big picture. |
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| Learning |  Group problem-soiving |
 Demonstration |
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Lecture |
 Call someone |
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SME |
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Fighting it |
Forget it! |
Group |
Solo learner |
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Severe danger |
Toxic situation |
Make a wish |
 Astonished |
 Bad luck |
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Recycle that |
Childish |
Pendulum |
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Fix it |
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Blind Men and the Elephant: different perspectives |
Silo |
 Exponential |
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Return |
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| Thinking |
Outisde the nine dots |
Inspiration |
Look further |
Go up a level |
Silos |
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Trapped in the box |
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 Out of the box |
 Fire! |
 Trash |
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Huh? |
 Smart pill |
 Screw |
 Thinking |
Dangerous characters |
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Do not pass |
Winding road ahead |
Tourble from above |
Can't back down |
Obstacle ahead |
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Less maneuvering room ahead |
Choice ahead |
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