How to convert Ideas to Innovations ? How to convert more Ideas into Innovation ? When do Ideas become Innovations ? Why is it so difficult to convert Idaes into Innovation ? When do Ideas blossom into Innovation ? Where are the Ideas that failed to pass through the Idae Funnel ? Who is working to improve them ? Why do we screen ideas – why not grow ideas ? Why is the idea evaluation so fuzzy ? How can I systematize the journey of Idea to Innovation ?
so many questions to answer
We have heard more than once that nothing can stop an Idea whose time has come. So I wondered what is the right time for an Idea – when do you share a new Idea if you want it to get readily accepted ?
Have you herad this before? – eh your idea is really good – it will definitely improve the situation – but implementing it is going to be difficult – i think we can manage with whatever we have right now. So thats the first clue.
If they can manage with whatever they have right now, then it is not the right time for your idea. Their frustration level / pain should be really high, just unbearable for them to accept a new idea. Remember Newton’s second law of Inertia – ever body tends to continue to live with their old idea until there is a real unbearable pain that necessiates adopting a new idea.
The Ideal situation is when it is all useful functions only and there are no harmful functions. And all these at zero cost to everybody – doesn’t this sound very Ideal – you are right – this is the TRIZ Ideal Final Result (IFR). IFR serves as a compas during teh journey from the present painful state to the final Ideal state.
