Good idea?
An esoteric subject…
I was sitting in my Entrepreneur class recently and we were discussing start-up businesses and where the ideas come from. We looked at creating habits to note where societal trends emerge. We also talked about broadening our scope by reading different periodicals and looking for stimuli outside of our normal interests. All this said, I still have to wonder- Where do the good ideas come from? And who’s to say it’s a good idea when you’ve got one?
Anytime I announce that I have a great idea, my father is quick to tell me that I should wait for someone else to tell me it was good. And my question back to him is “why?” What makes someone else more qualified than me to decide whether the idea is a good one. This is still one of those areas that has evaded metrics. There is no ISO Idea to detect errors. I wonder if we’ll ever be able to do that. If good ideas are in the eye of the beholder, then maybe there is no right answer.
I wonder if good ideas are nature vs. nuture, like beauty and other personality traits. I wonder how many go discarded on a daily basis if people don’t have the courage to share them with the world. I wonder if ideas get better the more people you share them with and finetune them along the way.
I wonder who ever thought of the pet rock and how it made some much money. Will the wonders never cease?