A mountain of unused ideas

Vicki’s post earlier today mentioned that 80 per cent of people think they’ve had an idea that would change people’s lives for the better, but few people take their idea any further - creating a ‘mountain of unused ideas’.

Our survey also showed that four fifths of those questioned believe that ordinary people can make a big difference to serious problems like climate change. Who knows what we could achieve if these untapped ideas were brought to the surface?

The factors that stop people from following through with their idea include lack of money, not having enough confidence, a fear of failure, or simply not knowing where to start. Have any of these been obstacles to making your ideas happen?

More than half of the people we surveyed said they’d be motivated to act on their ideas if financial backing or reward was available, while being able to change people’s lives and help the local community were seen as the most important end results of having good ideas. People at our regional events said that the Big Green Challenge prize fund was a great way to focus people’s attention.

Why not get together with your group, dig out your thinking caps, switch off any negative thoughts about your creativity and make an idea happen!