Here´s a little toolbox for those who have to work in environments, which are contaminated by innovation and creativity. This toolbox shall help to keep the working environment clean from weird ideas and creative emissions.
Here we go…
First improve your methodical skills >>
Idea killers: ways to stop ideas>>
Another list to learn it by heart …
1. It doesn’t grab me.
2. It’s not in our image.
3. It’s not in our style.
4. It sounds too simple.
5. It sounds too complicated.
6. We’ll never find the time to do it.
7. Sounds crazy to me!
8. We’ve never done anything like that before.
9. Has anyone ever done anything like that before?
10. It’ll turn everybody off.
11. Yuck!
12. That’s not consistent with the way we do things here.
13. How in the world did you come up with that?!
14. Let’s be realistic…
15. Come on…get serious.
16. Great idea-but not for us.
17. People will say we’re silly.
18. People will say we’re reckless.
19. What will people say?
20. It’ll never work.
21. Do you really think that would work?
22. I don’t know…
23. Why bother?
24. Sorry…try again.
25. That’s a new one to me.
26. That’s very interesting, but…
27. That’s fantastic, but…
28. Yes, but…
29. Who’s going to do it?
30. (Silence)
This version here is for those who need the more “intellectual” touch >>
Here´s a version to print-out on a T-shirt. Next time you suggest an idea to your boss, he/she need not to spasmodically search for killer arguments. He/she can select one from your T-Shirt.
The T-shirt also works if you are the boss and need to repel innovation from your employees. (works without batteries)
Useful, aye? 😉
idea killers
Even in the stone-age the knew how to kill (annoying) ideas. Bravo!
Watch (and learn from) “the wheel”
or from here: “The fire”
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