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This is one of the foundational aspects of creative thinking: Write
things down when you think of them. I suggest you jot down the gist
and expand it a bit, just enough so you know what you mean by that
little tidbit. If we don’t surround it with quite enough meaning, some-
times our jotting becomes meaningless to us later on.

"Hey, they're hiring 15 new people,
thanks to your new idea."
Timeline of a great idea (continued)

Timeline of a lousy idea (continued)