A friend asked me if it was hard to come up with ideas for a daily dot. Absolutely not. I have a whole notebook full of “ideas.” The hard part is crafting a lesson to go with those ideas in order to turn them into a dot.
Here’s an analogy: you may have a bunch of clothes in your closet, but you may struggle with what to wear. Clothes are equivalent to ideas; an outfit is akin to a dot. The same is true of food in your pantry; a full cupboard is different than a menu or meal. A thousand shows on streaming do not always equate to knowing the evening’s entertainment.
Ideas are the easy part. Innovation is a multi-step process that goes beyond just having that initial thought; you need to create context or meaning. Nolan Bushnell said, “Everyone who’s ever taken a shower has an idea. It’s the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it who makes a difference.” Take your ideas to the next step today.
