To me 'not from our laptops' signifies that we should not jump to developing a solution immediately. For e.g. first you should think about the problem and work

To me 'not from our laptops' signifies that we should not jump to developing a solution immediately. For e.g. first you should think about the problem and work out a solution in your mind (you could use a pen and paper or a black/white board for help). Once you think you have a feasible answer you could open your laptop and either write down your document or in case you where thinking about a software solution bring up your IDE. Main goal should be to think up a solution and then try them out on your laptop.