Comments on: How to kill ideas? http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-kill-ideas/ Thu, 17 May 2012 14:34:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Idit Biton http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-kill-ideas/#comment-31 Idit Biton Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:39:55 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=40#comment-31 Thank you Amnon and Fabian for your comments and additions :-) Michael, you made me think (which is always good news :) ) I think, it's kind of: you have to know what kills them in order to save them. and i'll be happy if you could share your list of how to promote ideas. In many cases we are kind of 'idea-guards' (at least for those that worth guarding) and a list of how to promote ideas can definitely helps us to do our job better. thank you Thank you Amnon and Fabian for your comments and additions :-)

Michael, you made me think (which is always good news :) ) I think, it’s kind of: you have to know what kills them in order to save them. and i’ll be happy if you could share your list of how to promote ideas.

In many cases we are kind of ‘idea-guards’ (at least for those that worth guarding) and a list of how to promote ideas can definitely helps us to do our job better.

thank you

]]> By: Fabian Szulanski http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-kill-ideas/#comment-30 Fabian Szulanski Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:45:12 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=40#comment-30 "This is not going to work for us, we are special and unique." "This is nothing more than .... would the market call it creative?" "We can't offer supporting examples of applications in our industry/city/country." "We have already planned next two years' budget." "Top management has told us to preserve statu quo in this crisis." It reminds me of a similar list in one of Russell Ackoff books, something like defensive routines to innovative ideas. “This is not going to work for us, we are special and unique.”
“This is nothing more than …. would the market call it creative?”
“We can’t offer supporting examples of applications in our industry/city/country.”
“We have already planned next two years’ budget.”
“Top management has told us to preserve statu quo in this crisis.”

It reminds me of a similar list in one of Russell Ackoff books, something like defensive routines to innovative ideas.

]]> By: Amnon Levav http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-kill-ideas/#comment-29 Amnon Levav Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:52:03 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=40#comment-29 "It will cannibalize our products." "It's only a niche market." "The CEO/FO/OO/whatever will never approve it." "We can't compete with our won distributors." "Its too easy to copy. The competition will do the same in no time." “It will cannibalize our products.”
“It’s only a niche market.”
“The CEO/FO/OO/whatever will never approve it.”
“We can’t compete with our won distributors.”
“Its too easy to copy. The competition will do the same in no time.”

]]> By: Michael Breum Jakobsen http://www.sitsite.com/blog/2008/07/how-to-kill-ideas/#comment-28 Michael Breum Jakobsen Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:15:57 +0000 http://www.sitsite.com/blog/?p=40#comment-28 Interesting video! Last week I found a poster called "Idea Killers" at www.ideakillers.net. It made me think! And I created a poster with Idea promoters instead - in my oppinion it is important to know what can kill ideas, but more important to know how to promote and nurture them. My field of work is mostly education so I made the poster in relation to the innovation and creativity in the classroom (http://innobox.dk/repository/documents/INNOVATION%20PROMOTERS%20IN%20EDUCATION.pdf) Best regards Michael Interesting video! Last week I found a poster called “Idea Killers” at http://www.ideakillers.net. It made me think! And I created a poster with Idea promoters instead - in my oppinion it is important to know what can kill ideas, but more important to know how to promote and nurture them. My field of work is mostly education so I made the poster in relation to the innovation and creativity in the classroom (http://innobox.dk/repository/documents/INNOVATION%20PROMOTERS%20IN%20EDUCATION.pdf)
Best regards Michael

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