Here is a list of things that throttle ideas, nipping ideas in the bud or nipping them soon after...
1. Lack of Self-confidence
2. Lack of Self-knowledge around Talents & Strengths
3. Lack of Education, specifically in the areas of Creativity: 'Lateral Thinking', Ideation, Intellection, Invention, & Innovation
4. Narrow & Different Perspectives
5. Lack of Process for Idea-generation [Curiosity, Creativity, Invention, & Innovation]
6. Lack of Practise [at what we call ‘IDEA-storming’]
7. Bad Habits: blaming others rather than accepting responsibility
8. The mistaken belief that ‘Process kills Creativity’
9. Confusion around Routine versus not-Routine work
If you see your people or your business stagnating in old ideas...don't worry about it or complain about it - check for these 9 things and take action to remove them.
Some related articles...
About Courage & Confidence https://rickbaker.ca/search.aspx?q=self-confidence
About Talents, & Strengths https://rickbaker.ca/post/2013/02/19/Talents-Strengths-another-perspective.aspx
About Ideation & Intellection https://rickbaker.ca/post/2012/12/18/So-you-think-you-have-INSIGHT.aspx
About Narrow & Different Perspectives https://rickbaker.ca/post/2013/02/05/NewBinocularsHelpYouSeeEyetoEye.aspx
About Process for Idea-Generation https://rickbaker.ca/post/2011/11/23/In-the-Clutch-of-Ideas.aspx
About Practise https://rickbaker.ca/post/2012/11/16/A-Formula-for-Personal-Strengths.aspx
About Bad Habits https://rickbaker.ca/post/2010/01/19/CHANGING-FOR-THE-BETTER-Good-Habits-Bad-Habits-New-Things.aspx
About the Belief ‘Process kills Creativity’ https://rickbaker.ca/post/2012/02/15/PROCESS-does-that-word-rub-you-the-wrong-way.aspx
About ‘not-Routine Work’ https://rickbaker.ca/post/2013/02/02/Separating-Routine-not-Routine-Work-Tasks.aspx
The bottom line...
Don't Give Ideas the Brake, Give Ideas a Break