Chapter 5

Nurture good ideas

5.1     The developer’s dilemma

5.2     Supportive teams

5.3     Widen your pool of talent

5.4     Design thinking

5.5     Keep the novelty alive

5.6     Working with wild ideas

5.7     Moving out of the greenhouse

 

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5. Nurture good ideas

5.1 The developer’s dilemma

How new can your new ideas really be? If they’re too revolutionary, they’ll be seen as a long shot and you may struggle to find backers. If they’re too safe, you’ve got a better chance of success but you’ll fail to excite. This is the developer’s dilemma.

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New ideas need nurturing or else they die young. At the inspiration stage all you’ve ...

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