BIDC Booby Traps of Creative Thinkers

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Fear of idea theft An irrational fear of idea theft prevents you from sharing ideas and you lose out on the rich rewards of collaboration.

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Failure to patent

On the flip side, some innovators fail to patent their innovations, making it free and fair game for others to exploit and monetise. Whether it’s a book, coding for a program that will change the world, or the next wheel, it makes sense to patent inventions and innovations.

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Lack of useful partnerships Having ideas too big to manage on ones own and no clue how to shape a path for it, and perhaps not enough enthusiasm. So one ends up saying, why doesn’t someone develop an X to solve Y.

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Creative block Experienced most famously by writers. What causes it?

Stress, information overload - an excess of ideas paired with too much info while struggling to complete other mundane tasks - too linear thinking, not enough exposure.

There are many tips out there on how to unclog.

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Ahead of ones time Green consciousness for example, though it makes great sense, took a while to catch on and still has not entered everyone’s psyche. It is necessary for creative thinkers to ignore what society is willing to accept and chart a new course.

“If I’d asked customers what they wanted they’d have said a faster horse.” Henry Ford Many great innovators and inventors that we now laud were called crazy in their time.

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