Just Say "Go!"

That's often the difference between a creative idea fulfilled and one tucked away in your "idea file." 

Just GO out there and get it done! 

So many folks believe innovation shows up in a brainstorm of activity  - the product of days, weeks, years of work - culminating in a brilliant solution, polished tarnish-free and spotless. No wardrobe malfuction on this idea, right?

I work with dozens of inventors who have patented their ideas and they're making a fortune. Every one of them took the "ready, shoot, aim" approach. They got their idea produced first; THEN they worked on itterations until new ideas re-fashioned the original from a stone into a pearl.

Get the work OUT THERE. See how your innovation plays in the "real world," in prototype form, and you'll soon get feedback on how to create the solution behind the solution.

(John Coonen is an innovation consultant from Chicago, Illinois)