Your IDEAs Matter!
The journey of an “idea”: An idea may lead to a hobby or even a “lifestyle job”. If it is nurtured in the hands of an entrepreneur, this idea may become a business. The evolution of an idea is some times grandiose, which may lead to the future employment of many, employment that helps families and communities thrive. If it were not for that “idea”, communities, cities and even our country would begin to fade in time. Ideas are the lifeblood of our society.
Now keep in mind, ideas don’t always have to grow up into grand enterprises, sometimes they just enhance the life of one person or just a few people. Ideas may never leave a school, a cube or even a business, however it is in that idea that progress has been made, efficiencies have been created and solutions are found.
Our ideas lead the changes in our companies culture and in our communities, because ideas provide a sense of contribution and contribution makes us feel as if we are adding value to our companies and communities. When we add value, we have a sense of meaning. Having a sense of meaning inside of an organization creates loyalty.
Imagine if we enabled our students to understand the importance their ideas are to the growth of communities and to our world. What if we inspired our students to understand that their ideas ultimately become the solutions to others problems, that their ideas have the ability to make someone's life better. Think about how easy it is to ride a bike, but it wasn't always, it became easy because of practice. You started with training wheels, then one day you decided you are ready to take the risk and asked to take the training wheels off. You took off, maybe a little wobbly at first, but then you found your stride and you were off. Learning to ride your bike doesn't happen overnight and neither does the creation a great ideas. They both require practice, and with enough practice they both can become second nature. Our ideas can make a difference, we need to ensure the next generation is prepared to take the risks needed to challenge the status quo and improve the lives of those who are in need of solutions. Our IDEAs matter!