>
I'm not sure how this could be set up
but you might want to consider having
a private forum room for posting ideas.
And either regularly or periodically
present an analysis of a few of the ideas
posted and a mini marketing plan for that
idea from the RH point of view. This would
be an incentive for people to post ideas because
their idea might be the one chosen for analysis.

You could post on the website home page
or this discussion forum the idea under analysis
for the week or month....

Perhaps someone else can fine tune this idea...

Hi Paul!

> That's an exciting feeling.... :)

> I know what you mean.... This happens to me
> every now and then....

> A BURST of excitement and drive, and the
> feeling there's SO MUCH going on, so much
> excitement, so many great ideas to work
> on!!!!!

> I've found I usually don't have time to work
> on ALL of them, which is a pity, because I'd
> LOVE to do so.... :)

> In addition to Sowpub, I have some ideas for
> other projects too, which I think would
> succeed....

> Which makes me think.... Wouldn't it be
> great to have a place where we could
> exchange our ideas, but in a sense, behind
> closed doors -- so not EVERYONE would be
> privy to them, but just those who you wanted
> to know them....

> (Ideas can be the most precious things --
> when ACTED upon -- but also on the other
> hand you cannot patent or copyright an
> idea....)

> I know that many of us have a surplus of
> good ideas, and we just DON'T have time to
> do them all! But, on the other hand, there
> are times when you don't have ideas, and
> some people find it difficult to get started
> and could use a few ideas....

> I'm not sure how such a place could work,
> but if there was a place where we could
> share our unused ideas with others, in a way
> where we can also get something back in
> return too -- wouldn't that be a great
> place?

> Anyone have any ideas how such a place could
> be implemented?

> The closest thing I can think of might be
> Bill Myers' "Idea Bank" -- though
> I never joined. If I remember right,
> membership cost $995 or so, and Bill's
> promise was to give you lots of ideas (or
> something like that).... There's an example
> of a place where you could get ONE person's
> extra ideas....

> And here's another related place, though
> again still not quite the same thing.... The
> Global Ideas Bank, at

> www.globalideasbank.org Surf around -- it
> can be a very interesting place.... :)

> This is a place for people to share ideas on
> how to help the world become a better
> place.... SOME of these might be able to be
> made into products, though that's not the
> primary focus of the site....

> What do others think? Could an "idea
> sharing" place be a good idea?

> I think it would be a great idea, but I'm
> not sure how such a place could work in the
> sense where everyone could benefit, without
> just having a few giving, and most just
> taking. I think you'd probably want a place
> where EVERYONE will both give and take
> equally....

> Any ideas? :)

> Dien