How Companies Kill Their Best ideas

Every one of us knows why creativity and innovation are stopped in our organizations. It happens everyday, everywhere in the world. Every time a good idea is killed, it’s one too many. That’s why I present a great list of 28 idea killers. To confront you.

1. Yes, but...
2. ‘It already exists!
3. Our customers won’t like that!
4. We don’t have time…
5. NO!
6. It’s not possible...
7. It’s too expensive!
8. Let’s be realistic…
9. That’s not logical…
10. We need to do more research…
11. THERE”S NO BUDGET…
12. I’m not creative...
13. We don’t want to make mistakes...
14. The management won’t agree...
15. GET REAL...
16. It’s not my responsibility...
17. It’s too difficult to master...
18. THAT’S TOO BIG A CHANGE...
19. The market is not ready yet...
20. Let’s keep it under consideration...
21. It is just like...
22. The older generation will not use it...
23. WE ARE TOO SMALL FOR THAT...
24. It might work in other places but not here...
25. SINCE WHEN ARE YOU THE EXPERT?...
26. That’s for the future...
27. There are no staff members available...
28. IT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR OUR CLIENTS...

Please share these idea killers with your colleagues and business relations. Ask them never to use these words again when they are faced with a wonderful new concept because:

"Every time a good idea is killed, it’s one too many."