From Now On
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Vol 11|No 1|September|2001 | |
The building of good new ideas can seem an endless process. If it were not for deadlines and pressures to take action, we might go on tweaking our plans for months and months. Ideas can ferment and change with reflection and experience, deepening and improving with time and consideration. Unfortunately, few of us have that kind of time or patience. We are apt to rush toward implementation rather than stepping back and letting time give us perspective. "Fools rush in . . . " One way to determine readiness is to establish some standards ahead of time . . .
Page 18 1. Looking for Plans & Conventional Wisdom 2. Adapting the Plans to Local Conditions 3. Collecting the Elements 4. Digging 5. Resting 6. Assembling and Cementing 7. Foundation Work 8. Assembly 9. Learning New Skills 10. Synthesis 11. Considering Context 12. More Assembly 13. Combination 14. Revision 15. Completion? 16. Extension? 17. Synthesis 18. Two More Sections 19. SCAMPER 20. Wondering 21. Looking Around 22. Growing the Idea |
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