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How to Avoid the Idea Generation Gap
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How to Avoid the Idea Generation Gap

Scott Belsky
99U, 2010
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Editorial Rating

8

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  • Innovative
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Recommendation

Coming up with brilliant ideas is fun. Working hard to turn them into reality is not as much fun. How do you stay motivated when the early excitement begins to wane and the project is far from complete? Scott Belsky shares his findings from interviewing hundreds of successful, creative people to detect how they traveled from the drawing board to the boardroom. He provides tips about how to traverse the “project plateau” without losing steam. Unfortunately, the camera work lags behind the speaker, and the slides are out of sync or out of sight. Nonetheless, getAbstract recommends this video to anyone who has a great idea but lacks a plan for seeing it through.

Summary

Creative people think of great ideas, fall in love with them, feel energized and excited, and get to work. But what happens when the initial rush begins to wane? How do you sustain your momentum when meetings bog you down, the phone continues ringing and emails clutter your inbox? Many people avoid the idea doldrums by indulging in the creative high and generating another new, great idea to get their next shot of exhilaration. The “project plateau” is the phase when the early excitement begins to wither, becoming a death sentence for many wonderful initiatives. To bring an idea to fruition, innovative people...

About the Speaker

Scott Belsky is the CEO and founder of Behance Network and the author of Making Things Happen.

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