Idea Foundry
July 10th, 2008
As a bit of an information sponge, I’ve carefully developed the ability to cross reference different knowledge domains and apply solutions from one to another. The upside of this is that many see me as a very creative individual, when I’m really just a very complex comparison algorithm. The far more problematic downside is that my mind generates so many awesome things to pursue, implement, investigate or create that I’m frequently crippled trying to pursue them all.
This spits in the face of my own personal philosophies: “Inspiration, no matter how trivial, should be pursued and encouraged”. I just don’t have enough energy, time, or brain capacity to pursue all this crap, whether substantial or whimsical, so I figured I’d start posting some of the ones I really love (but don’t have the capacity to pursue) here, just in case someone else wants to pick something up. I’ll be labeling them with the project names I used when I first started investigating them, so if you see a blog post come through called “Project [something or other]” you’ll know that it’s an idea open for grabs.
I’m really not happy about publicizing them. None of these ideas will do anyone any good if I keep them to myself, yet I’m still possessive… and admitting that I do not have the capacity or time to pursue them myself is little better than admitting defeat.
Lastly, I make no guarantees about the profitability or viability of any of these ideas. It sounds like legal boilerplate (and to some extent is), yet once you hear some of them you’ll understand what I mean: For example, I once was infatuated about starting a chain of high-end dairy bars to challenge Starbucks. Profitable? Unlikely- milk isn’t caffeinated… unless you have a very hyperactive cow.
Bovine jokes aside, I hope you find something interesting, or at the very least something inspiring.
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