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Ideas – small, medium and large

Single and simple ideas have changed the world – In terms of science, invention, discoveries, entrepreneurship, social change, and social movements, to name a few. Ideas have created histories, broken down geographies, built economies, redefined sciences.

Ideas are pretty elementary and are like zeroes ! Unless some value is added to them in the form of putting them into practice or use, they virtually count for nothing. All of us get ideas, give ideas, try out a few, and leave out a few. Some work out and some don’t. The lengths and breadths of our population are filled with tremendous ideas – game changing, life changing, even world changing.

But, most of the ideas are not being brought to use as people who are in serious pursuit to get them implemented do not get the opportunity, and people who get the opportunity have other things to do or are worried about the failure of their ideas !

Only when opportunity meets perseverance and pursuit, ideas will constantly see the light of the day. The best way to start with is to share it with like-minded people ! Be it in person or through the virtual world. Great organisations across the globe have had humble beginnings. The likes of Microsoft and Facebook are such telling examples of our generation.

The best ideas are the simpler ones. Can anyone give an example of a simpler invention than that of the wheel ? Can anyone give an example of a more impactful invention than that of the wheel ? Which gives us the logic – simpler the idea, powerful the impact.

Stalest examples that I can think are forward – share – retweet abused stories of the three apples – Adam’s, Newton’s and Jobs’. Tooth brushes to aeroplanes have simple ideas and concepts. A simple idea of Louis Braille has changed the way the world sees. The world today applauds and emulates the simple budget canteen models of Tamil Nadu. It is the simple ideology of “Aam Aadmi” that has redefined political scenarios.

If the best ideas were the simpler ones, the successful ideas are those that are sustainable, those that conquer the test of time. In a world dominated by social networks, Facebook which was launched in the last decade is still one of the most preferred social networking platforms. Most of the Social networks that were launched along with it in the same generation are either dead already or facing the sustainability crisis primarily because of not being able to reinvent themselves.

Facebook on the other hand has managed to reinvent itself over the turn of the decade. Similarly, writers, musicians, and directors who have not been able to re-invent their ideas as per the demands of the changing times, have all lost their space.

Think, generate ideas, forget about the failures, pursue, persevere, re-invent your ideas, re- invent yourself, be the change that your nation wants you to be, be that super hero that the world wants you to be !

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