100 Ways to Kill a Concept or an Idea
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Tue, June 16, 2009
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100 Ways to Kill a Concept:
- the boss won’t go for that.
- the lawyers won’t go for that.
- the accountants won’t go for that.
- the client won’t go for that.
- the salespeople won’t go for that.
- the investors won’t go for that.
- So and so won’t like it.
- It’s not us.
- It won’t fit into our system.
- We’re not ready for that yet.
- I don’t think it will work.
- I don’t understand.
- Do you understand?
- Will anyone understand?
- What will they think of next?
- It’s politically incorrect.
- It’s too complicated.
- It’s too late for that now.
- It’s too expensive.
- We’ll lose money.
- Why?
- What!?
- Who says?
- nobody will want that.
- Where are you coming from?
- It can’t be done.
- Have the committee review it.
- Let’s do more research.
- Let’s take a vote on it.
- Let’s play devil’s advocate.
- I’ve never heard of such a thing.
- We’ve already tried that.
- that’s been done before.
- It’s not how we do things here.
- We’ve never done anything like that.
- We’ll get back to you.
- that’s a subject for another meeting.
- It creates more problems than it solves.
- Sounds like too many problems.
- that only solves some of the problems.
- that’s going to cause problems.
- Here we go again.
- that’s unique, but . . .
- Very interesting, but . . .
- I understand, but . . .
- I love it, but . . .
- Great idea, but . . .
- Yes, but . . .
- Sounds simple, but . . .
- But . . .
- It’s just not for us.
- try again.
- that sucks.
- needs more pizzazz!
- I don’t like it.
- Have you thought it through?
- It won’t sell.
- Maybe next time.
- Another day.
- What are people going to say?
- People will think we’re nuts!
- that’s BS.
- Be realistic.
- How about this instead?
- Get a grip!
- Are you serious?
- that turns me off!
- the client is too liberal for that.
- the client is too conservative for that.
- What else do you have?
- So!
- So what?
- Oh . . .
- Oh?
- Oh, really!
- Get real, it’s not feasible.
- Sounds crazy!
- nobody does that.
- Are you kidding me?
- that’s too off the wall.
- You can’t argue with success.
- You can’t fight City Hall.
- We don’t have time to do it.
- Let’s not reach beyond our grasp.
- We’re overextended already.
- Let’s wait ‘til we see the numbers.
- You’re proposing what?
- Let’s not rock the boat.
- Silence.
- Laughter.
- Boos.
- Where did that come from?
- I’ve got a better idea.
- Hey, there’s a recession going on.
- We’ve never done anything like that.
- the press will kill us.
- that’s not your decision to make.
- We’ll step on too many toes.
- Just leave it to me; I’ll take care of it.
- You could lose your job for that . . .
This is a great list... I got it from Pete Bishop (who got it from ChangeThis.com)... but regardless... it's a great list. Have you ever been guilty of using one of these idea killers?
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Jan on Tue, April 03, 2007
Sadly, this made me laugh because I’ve heard at least half of them from the church council, that we started with.
I am happy to say that would never fly now, 3 1/2 years later. But no wonder I was frustrated.
Wendi on Tue, April 03, 2007
I’ve made many of those comments, and also been on the receiving end, having my idea killed before it was ever discussed or considered.
The tension is . . . . how do we make sure that we’ve asked enough questions to have done due diligence before launching out with a new idea, without killing the idea with over evaluation?
Arbitrarily removing all the above questions or comments from our discussion doesn’t seem prudent, but neither does asking them all every time.
Wendi
Pastor Dan on Tue, April 03, 2007
sad, but oh so true…
Jan on Tue, April 03, 2007
Got to add, just for fun…
I had an elder give me the “that’s not your decision to make” and then go on to “I’m an elder so I have more say”.
My response, which literally lef the entire group rolling on the floor was “Well, I sleep with the pastor”
Needless to say, I won that round.
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yup! its true.thanks.
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how to jump higher on Mon, July 13, 2009
Ok so this is so stolen from here. But its a great list and worth thinking about. One of the things we always say in our creative team meetings is there are no bad ideas…. oh how I’d love to be able to go and take back every time [..]
jonathan on Mon, July 13, 2009
These ideas are true for any industry or dream one might have, and fear is the real killer of ideas and dreams.
Online Degree on Mon, July 13, 2009
i thing good is positively positive and evil is positively negative. the 1st create’s and grow, the latter destroy’s and kill.
in the cases of natural disaster’s. remember that we triger nature’s response based on our choices to live. please give me answers or ideas of good and evil.
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