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> That's the big problem. I disagree. I have been working on a self-evidently great idea for over 5 years. Even now, with millions joyfully invested by a colla
by killjoywashere 9y ago
> That's the big problem.
I disagree. I have been working on a self-evidently great idea for over 5 years. Even now, with millions joyfully invested by a collaborator, incredibly good PR optics, and success on all fronts, a significant group of internal leadership hates it.
For a non-trivial set of great ideas, it's not even jealousy of the idea. It's jealousy of the subordinate's time and position. Who the hell let that pion have an idea and then let them work on it?
- dreamcompiler 9y agoParent and GP are both right. Evaluating creative ideas is hard for the same reasons evaluating competence is hard. The people doing the evaluating (and making funding decisions) tend to be less creative and less technical than the people they're evaluating, so they fall back to criteria they understand: Do I like this person? Does my boss like them? Is he/she in the group that is expected to be creative, or are they in the "interchangeable cog" group? Successful creativity is always political. If you suck at politics, it's hard to be creative.
- Terr_ 9y agoIs a pion a very small peon? :p