https://rickbaker.ca/category/ideas/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/business-flourishes-when-pleasant-enough-personalities-exchange-interesting-ideas-ideas/https://rickbaker.ca/post/business-flourishes-when-pleasant-enough-personalities-exchange-interesting-ideas-ideas/Tue, 11 May 2021 07:47:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet And, of course, following through on commitments. Link to Thought Tweet #278 https://rickbaker.ca/post/in-ancient-times-it-was-easy-to-protect-intellectual-propertyvery-few-people-could-read-or-chisel-writing-into-stone/https://rickbaker.ca/post/in-ancient-times-it-was-easy-to-protect-intellectual-propertyvery-few-people-could-read-or-chisel-writing-into-stone/Fri, 26 Feb 2021 07:28:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet There's a long legacy of ' idea theft'. When our ancestors got beyond chisels and stones and into more-formal business… https://rickbaker.ca/post/wow-you-seem-surprised-to-find-others-become-silent-when-you-put-down-their-ideas-criticism/https://rickbaker.ca/post/wow-you-seem-surprised-to-find-others-become-silent-when-you-put-down-their-ideas-criticism/Mon, 08 Feb 2021 07:49:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Try putting an end to receiving input from people then vetoing their ideas and shutting people down. Even better, try putting… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-not-come-up-with-a-new-idea-then-figure-out-a-new-way-to-use-an-old-one/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-can-not-come-up-with-a-new-idea-then-figure-out-a-new-way-to-use-an-old-one/Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:03:00 -0500The Thinking Behind the Tweet In fact, many experts report this is the key to innovation . A few years ago, I bought a book on this topic titled ‘ Borrowing… https://rickbaker.ca/post/overheard-at-the-placebo-plantlisten-up-boss-ive-got-this-great-new-product-idea/https://rickbaker.ca/post/overheard-at-the-placebo-plantlisten-up-boss-ive-got-this-great-new-product-idea/Tue, 24 Nov 2020 07:44:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet How would one go about recruiting employees for a placebo plant? What traits and qualities would one look for? Would quality… https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-people-to-bring-your-ideas-to-life-show-an-interest-in-theirs-communication-attitude/https://rickbaker.ca/post/if-you-want-people-to-bring-your-ideas-to-life-show-an-interest-in-theirs-communication-attitude/Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:36:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Sure, of course, you're not biased and you know full well your ideas are superior! But don't let that stop you from listening… https://rickbaker.ca/post/no-question-about-it-people-are-interested-in-learning-how-to-kill-good-ideas/https://rickbaker.ca/post/no-question-about-it-people-are-interested-in-learning-how-to-kill-good-ideas/Thu, 27 Apr 2017 07:49:00 -0500A number of years ago, I posted the following thoughts about how to kill good ideas. It is interesting to see a number of people liked the contrarian… https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-leadership-mindset-generates-constructive-behaviourcreating-evoking-and-building-on-great-ideas/https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-leadership-mindset-generates-constructive-behaviourcreating-evoking-and-building-on-great-ideas/Sun, 23 Apr 2017 08:13:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Great ideas contain intangible potential: only in the hands of great leadership teams can that potential become reality. About… https://rickbaker.ca/post/strange-as-it-may-seem-people-shut-down-when-they-know-you-will-put-down-their-ideas-so-choose-to-support-others-ideas/https://rickbaker.ca/post/strange-as-it-may-seem-people-shut-down-when-they-know-you-will-put-down-their-ideas-so-choose-to-support-others-ideas/Thu, 11 Sep 2014 07:30:00 -0500The Thinking Behind The Tweet Try putting an end to receiving input then vetoing ideas and shutting people down. Even better, try putting an end to asking… https://rickbaker.ca/post/2-simple-tools-1-for-thinking-1-for-actionboth-for-communicating/https://rickbaker.ca/post/2-simple-tools-1-for-thinking-1-for-actionboth-for-communicating/Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:00 -0500Edward de Bono is one of my heroes. In my opinion, he is the world's greatest creative thinking educator. I have written about Edward de Bono and his ' Six…