The Big Idea Blog

There exist a group of people whose whole job seems to be blocking the implementation of ideas. They themselves do no create any ideas, but --often after the fact -- they move to stop yours. In business-speak, they add no value, but work incessantly to keep your creativity from doing so. They are overly fond of Standard Operating Procedures, Robert's rules of Order and forms. {In triplicate.} You can spot them by their frequent use of the phrases: " Slow down there buddy..." " We tried that ten years ago..." " That sounds risky..."

A company that fails to innovate :By sales, GM ranked as the largest U.S. automaker and the world's second largest for 2008 The largest automaker in the US and yet had to file for bankruptcy....Why?

A group which neither changes nor innovates, just blocks ideas, change and growth --

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And a solution Creativity in Business

Today's Big Idea: Remove the after-action idea blockers in your groups; replace them with change agents, idea people and creative types.