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Saved by 2 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-08-28
- Djiezes on 2008-08-31 - Tags open , source , opensource , creativity , howto , internet , collaboration , community
- Tsuomela on 2008-08-28 - Tags creativity , open-source , innovation , methodology , import-delicious
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Open Sourcing Your Creativity
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Creativity is something that’s not easily contained. In fact, it’s contagious. When creative people start putting their heads together, some amazing things happen. It’s a rare occasion when an incredible idea is solely created by one person.
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There’s that little creativity myth that says that keeping our ideas to ourself is much better than sharing them. After all, what if someone steals them?!
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ideas are easy, doing stuff is hard.
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99% of the time the problem isn’t someone stealing your idea, it’s you not actually doing it.
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The Internet is a great way to share information, and it’s becoming easier and easier. Instead of using traditional methods like emailing ideas back and forth, try using one of the many online collaboration apps that have sprung up over the years.
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The important thing to remember is that the sharing of ideas is quick, is a low-barrier of entry for other collaborators, and is easy to share.
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It’s important to start changing the way you think about your ideas if you’re going to start letting other people work on them. Pretty soon you’ll have people questioning every aspect of your idea. This is a necessary and healthy aspect of collaboration
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Realize you can’t do everything on your own
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Allow for the free exchange of ideas
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Remember: The idea is now bigger than just you. You have to be willing to be accept that someone else may have an even better idea than yours.
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Trust other people
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The best part about unleashing your idea and letting a community take hold of it is the fact that now the idea is bigger than you. You’ve created something that other people have worked on, talked about and added value to. That’s something special by itself.
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