I like to mess about and constantly tweak my setup re tools etc. That would make me and the average FOG member kindred spirits, we all like to think outside the box. My question is simple, what percentage of your brainwaves turn out to be awesome in reality and what percentage are pants?
Idea success rate ??
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I have a great success rate because I use all the ideas from others here! [thumbs up] [thumbs up] [thumbs up]
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andy5405 said:
I'm not so sure I actually have any brainwaves that are awesome ....... [unsure]
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There are situations where we need to make mistakes, from which we learn. For these situations someone invented shop grade plywood and minimum price lumber.
This is also why it is so important to take refresher classes. Pilots with thousands of hours experience, who almost always are themselves certified flight instructors, still make use of receiving duel instruction to ensure they have not fallen into bad flying habits. The Auto Club offers safe driving courses for seniors. Heh, in June I turn 80. Trust me, I do not want to be a driver who mistakes the accelerator for the brake causing damage.
I believe in Festool End User Classes. Since they became available not so long ago I have spent the time away from my shop and the travel/hotel costs to receive refresher coaching from Steve Bace, Brian "The Sedge" Sedgeley and my fellow participants.
There is an old saying in education, "Teach so ye can be taught." In aviation the saying is "You learn more watching from the ground as your first student solos than you did in all your flying leading to that point."
I can take credit for some useful and profitable ideas, and I have adopted and adapted many, many outstanding concepts. Sure, not every notion pans out. Experience comes from figuring out way a notion failed. Was it a bad idea? Or was it a good idea badly realized?
This is also why it is so important to take refresher classes. Pilots with thousands of hours experience, who almost always are themselves certified flight instructors, still make use of receiving duel instruction to ensure they have not fallen into bad flying habits. The Auto Club offers safe driving courses for seniors. Heh, in June I turn 80. Trust me, I do not want to be a driver who mistakes the accelerator for the brake causing damage.
I believe in Festool End User Classes. Since they became available not so long ago I have spent the time away from my shop and the travel/hotel costs to receive refresher coaching from Steve Bace, Brian "The Sedge" Sedgeley and my fellow participants.
There is an old saying in education, "Teach so ye can be taught." In aviation the saying is "You learn more watching from the ground as your first student solos than you did in all your flying leading to that point."
I can take credit for some useful and profitable ideas, and I have adopted and adapted many, many outstanding concepts. Sure, not every notion pans out. Experience comes from figuring out way a notion failed. Was it a bad idea? Or was it a good idea badly realized?
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Okay, so to understand what you are asking, you want to know how successful we are at translating our visions into reality? --- kinda what I got from your post.
or do you want to know how often we come up with "a better mouse trap" that actually works/ goes into production?
Both are good questions the second one is the fun one for me. Others here are great at adopting good method and executing it consistently (just read Carroll's post on measuring which is a great example).
I however am happiest when I am tweaking things, which is why I like Festool- they have usually thot of most things, within the constraints of their "system" approach. When I am working (setting tile) I tend to fixate on problems (at the moment it is moble shop modules for onsite cabinet building, and designing a better rail for 32mm cabinets). I have had several ideas go to prototype or better and many that have shown to be silly [blink]
When it comes to "New ideas" or "New Ways" going through the process only to conclude that the way you did them before was better should not be considered a failure, a failure is using something that isnt as good just because you are "invested" in it's creation.
Oh and the answer to your question is . . . . . 42 [wink]
or do you want to know how often we come up with "a better mouse trap" that actually works/ goes into production?
Both are good questions the second one is the fun one for me. Others here are great at adopting good method and executing it consistently (just read Carroll's post on measuring which is a great example).
I however am happiest when I am tweaking things, which is why I like Festool- they have usually thot of most things, within the constraints of their "system" approach. When I am working (setting tile) I tend to fixate on problems (at the moment it is moble shop modules for onsite cabinet building, and designing a better rail for 32mm cabinets). I have had several ideas go to prototype or better and many that have shown to be silly [blink]
When it comes to "New ideas" or "New Ways" going through the process only to conclude that the way you did them before was better should not be considered a failure, a failure is using something that isnt as good just because you are "invested" in it's creation.
Oh and the answer to your question is . . . . . 42 [wink]
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Almost all of my ideas are eventually successful, but many, many prototypes wind up in the dump.
Back in the days when I was paid to be innovative, the rule of thumb was that one out of 10 ideas got past the originator, of those, 1 out of 10 moved out of the lowest level group, 1 out of 10 passed management muster , and one out of ten got patented, one out of ten of those became a product, and one out of ten products made a profit. So roughly one in a million made money. Won't name names, but it was in the Fortune 5.
I once took a design course and the instructor suggested to draw quickly and without deep thought. Many versions of a single idea until one really captures your thought.
Back in the days when I was paid to be innovative, the rule of thumb was that one out of 10 ideas got past the originator, of those, 1 out of 10 moved out of the lowest level group, 1 out of 10 passed management muster , and one out of ten got patented, one out of ten of those became a product, and one out of ten products made a profit. So roughly one in a million made money. Won't name names, but it was in the Fortune 5.
I once took a design course and the instructor suggested to draw quickly and without deep thought. Many versions of a single idea until one really captures your thought.
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I have been contemplating this all day. Now that I'm ready for bed, I think that my decision to wear jeans today was 100 percent pants. I'm also pretty certain that removing them is also, 100 percent pants...
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