tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post2076135026160216639..comments2023-10-07T07:44:17.892-07:00Comments on The New Englander: Flash Mobs, Membership Fatigue, and the Good Idea Fairy -- an LDNA Wrap-UpThe New Englanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-66977798412039125452009-06-01T16:55:04.732-07:002009-06-01T16:55:04.732-07:00Timing is one of the keys. Someone, or everyone,...Timing is one of the keys. Someone, or everyone, has said that a good idea now is worth a lot more than a great idea later. General George S Patton is credited with "A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week."<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-10265458148895155812009-05-30T08:13:44.204-07:002009-05-30T08:13:44.204-07:00Matt,
Glad to know some things are universal -- f...Matt,<br /><br />Glad to know some things are universal -- from the military to a neighborhood group to moviemaking, the Good Idea Fairy can reach far and wide. <br /><br />Your point at the beginning of your last paragraph is key, though, because you never want to discourage debate and idea-having. I showed this post and Cliff's response to a guy I work with who is my same rank but with 20 more years of experience (he made his way all the up the enlisted ranks before becoming an officer). <br /><br />He liked Cliff's mention of a "Good Idea Cutoff Time" more than my idea of "If you say it, you own it" because you don't want to create an environment where you're discouraging people from having and voicing ideas. <br /><br />Every good policy idea from the Berlin Airlift to the Marshall Plan to AmeriCorps probably started with one person's good idea and someone else's effort. If we're doling out credit, though, I'll tend to side with the calloused hands above the scratched chins..<br /><br />All THAT having been said, the initial point is still true...anyone can sit around all day having good ideas but the devil is in the details..and the implementation..<br /><br />..and the "no one listens to me" lament is always pretty weak if it's coming from someone unwilling to help implement..<br /><br />best,<br />gpThe New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-34443706340553567952009-05-29T20:19:24.073-07:002009-05-29T20:19:24.073-07:00I love "Good Idea Fairy." I can't tell you how man...I love "Good Idea Fairy." I can't tell you how many times people come up to me telling me they have a good idea for a movie. That's all well and good, but do you have the education, skill, and talent to EXECUTE the idea?<br /><br />I'm not exempt -- I personally have very good ideas about how to improve the health care system, what should be done in Afghanistan, and how to successfully have a fair college football playoff.<br /><br />But you know what? I actually have zero idea how any of those things are executed. <br /><br />I'm not saying you shouldn't debate/discuss ideas outside your purview, but you're 100% right -- the older I've gotten the more I realize it's way harder to execute a mediocre idea than to have a good one.<br /><br />-- mattJon and Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387906860079789219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1665619563748706349.post-71915627004542841972009-05-29T08:00:10.004-07:002009-05-29T08:00:10.004-07:00Agree on "Membership Fatigue." There a...Agree on "Membership Fatigue." There are too many good causes out there, even if you have a big income—which not all of us have. Reminds me of the phrase "Good Idea Cutoff Time." With any organized process there have to be reasonable limits.<br /><br />Regards — CliffC R Kriegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10563658418464959198noreply@blogger.com