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Good ideas need quality, acceptance and execution

“Oh, what a brilliant idea, I wish I had thought of that!” Well, maybe. And maybe not too. Now and again, an idea is uttered and it seems absolutely perfect as a solution. Yet, many good ideas never progress any further. They become stuck in a vortex of inactivity, endless questioning and poor delivery. Eventually, they are destined to gather dust on a shelf. Here, even brilliant ideas become valueless.

For an idea to have meaningful value, it should have a good chance of being usefully deployed. A clear path towards reality should accompany it and the idea should have the potential to effect change. The value of an idea is not just a measure of how good it is. Valuable ideas have ...

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