3. How Ideas Take Shape
Idea people—writers, composers, inventors, researchers—love their private time—those moments when they have a pad of paper, a piano, or a lab full of toys that they can use to satisfy their curiosity. Unfortunately, ideas, manuscripts, and inventions don’t make an impact (don’t become innovations) until they go beyond the idea person. Inventors who want to move from ideas to innovation must maintain a delicate balance between overprotection and abandonment. They must continue to support their ideas and guide their development while letting the world transform them. This chapter explores how FOAK ideas surface and are molded into proposals for real projects.
Where Do Ideas Come From?
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