This is possibly the simplest thing in the world, yet made complicated by our natural tendencies to discount our own ideas. I've had nine or ten ideas in the past week, but I talk myself out of even writing them down with excuses, rationalizations and fear. I think fear is probably the biggest obstacle in coming up with ideas; fear of failure, ridicule, and just the daunting prospect of moving from ideas to reality hold us back from really just unleashing our creativity and letting our ideas, good or bad, roll out in the first place. It becomes easier to come up with reasons why your ideas are no good before you even get them out. This app is a really neat way to get around a few of the self-defeating blocks.
But... as we've been discussing lately, there is plenty to fear and for many good reasons. The world is changing faster and in more complex ways than ever before, and from what I can tell, fear is at the root of it all. Or, in the case of the Syrian protesters, a certain fearlessness. The old way of doing almost everything isn't going to work much longer and it's quickly becoming a world you have to keep learning or die (metaphorically speaking). On the upside of all this change and fear- opportunity. The coolest thing about everything being thrown into utter chaos is that opportunities abound for the men and women on the move and paying attention. Its not enough for opportunity to simply exist, though. You have to be able to recognize the opportunity behind the problems that have the entire world on edge and that seems to be the magic of brainstorming.
Somewhat unrelated, I am now the proud owner of a shiny new website bearing my name. Dave Barger said this was a good idea if it was available, and he seemed like a pretty sharp guy, so I did it. Now I have to figure out what to do with it, but one step at a time.
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