Good ideas take time to evolve. Little bits of insight amass over time to become a great idea. I heard this in an interesting TED talk and find it applicable to me, at least. I find this in my professional and personal life. It often takes any number of conversations, considerations, ponderings, wanderings . . . to make that good idea snap into place. It's that idea that you get out of nowhere in the shower or while cutting the grass or doing any number of mundane things. The idea really doesn't just magically appear, but seems to be a result of the distillation of all those other events coming together in your mind to result in the idea.
When do we have that "ah ha" moment when the good idea finally gels? How does all that evolution occur within our minds without our not necessarily knowing it?
The start of an idea can be a word or phrase, something you hear in passing. The key for me is to get it recorded in a place where it can grow. It's sort of like gardening. You take a clipping and plant it in a small pot in your green house were you can nurture it. The key is to recognize a potentially good idea and capture it so you CAN nurture it.
What good ideas have you had and how do you keep them growing?
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