I've learned that it isn't JUST the game industry where there are folks who want to be the "Idea Guy" -or Gal, it is everywhere in this big, old improv of life!
The ONE good thing, about this "Idea" person is that they actually realize that ideas are infinite and there are plenty of them.
The bad thing is that this type of person wants to take all the CREDIT for the good idea but not do any of the WORK to implement it!
The fact of the matter is:
GOOD IDEAS ARE HARD WORK TO IMPLEMENT!
I once volunteered at a non-profit where the ideas we were implementing were constantly thwarted by a self-proclaimed "idea" guy who wouldn't participate in any other way but to share his "ideas"! To make matters worse, he missed -or was late to- all our meetings. Then, criticized the "do-ers" AFTER an idea (that wasn't his) was implemented. When asked why he didn't participate in the work necessary to keep the non-profit running, he told us his role was to come up with the ideas and not do the work.
He didn't realize that having ideas isn't special at all. Making those ideas a REALITY is where the magic happens. THAT'S what's special, the DOING.
Really, I think the "Idea" person is just frightened that they might fail. If they don't do any work, then they can blame the failure of their idea on the people who did the work.
So, instead of ideating, go out and put your idea into action. If your idea doesn't work, try a new one!
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