Mr R A

Let the best idea win

If everyone was humble, wise and understanding, we’d all know when an idea was set to rock the world and we’d give way to it, moving our own precious ideas out of the way so that the one idea set for greatness could breathe, be exposed, be improved upon and ultimately rock the world.

This is not the case though. Most of us love our own ideas, and are our proud and unperceptive. We kill other people’s ideas in favour of our own. We don’t really want the best, we really just want the best for ourselves - to look good and to be seen as a visionary, which is contradictory in some ways, as most good ideas will benefit all in an organisation and possibly even outside of an organisation. And if you’re in a position of authority or if you’re higher in an organisation than others, or simply if you have a louder voice, which is often a sign of a fool, then you probably have a saying factor in what ideas are given light to succeed and what ideas are thrown to the dogs for breakfast. If you’re in this position it will be far easier for you to let your own, potentially terrible and harmful, ideas flourish, simply because you understand your ideas, and think that they’re going to work. Sad but true.

I want people to start letting the best ideas win. Lay down your pride, let humanity win, let ideas win. Aid ideas. Listen to people explain their ideas before dismissing them. Some people simply can’t articulate what they’re thinking properly. It may benefit your entire life, change the world, solve a fundamental problem or even make your business twice as successful as before, simply by taking the time to grasp the idea on concept at stake. Ask them to draw it. Ask them to write it. Ask them to show it in action.

This doesn’t mean running with every idea that plods along, but rather grasping the weight of an idea and then making a decision what to do with it. Don’t be selfish, don’t be hasty. Be wise. Be humble. Let the best ideas win.