Categories: Ideas

How To Create An Idea That Lasts Forever

Can you imagine living forever? Science has not yet uncovered the fountain of youth. And, there are clear signs of how to build an idea that could last an eternity. The Ideas Marketing Tree provides nine steps for you to have your ideas last forever…

1 Idea

All ideas start as mere thoughts. Usually as responses to what we’ve seen or heard. So, be aware of what you’re thinking. Notice what you notice.

2 Manifesto

A manifesto is a public declaration of your intent. Define your idea in a way that others can grasp it. What’s your purpose and how do you fulfil it?

3 Campaign

A campaign translates your manifesto into action so it becomes a game worth playing. Define how to win, write the rules and start scoring.

4 Publish

Social Media means we’re all in the publishing business. Package up your manifesto as content to market and promote your campaign.

5 Gap

To be successful you need to motivate others to join in. To do this you need to demonstrate the gap between where they are now and where they want to be.

6 Experience

Let people experience your idea by creating a face to face meeting. Make it emotional, memorable and worth sharing.

7 Artifact

All products are ideas in physical form. Give your idea substance by making it into a physical tool that makes life easier for all who use it.

8 Cult

Human beings are social creatures and so are our ideas. Create a sense of belonging through allowing fans to congregate around your idea.

9 Immortality

Ideas need to be practised. Define actions that support your idea and marry them with meaning to create rituals that are repeated.

Geoff McDonald

Share
Published by
Geoff McDonald

Recent Posts

What Alone Australia taught me about Experience

Ten people arrive in Arctic Finland. Before the first episode even begins, I started trying…

3 days ago

When Your Way of Working Stops Working with Dr Patterson Stark

What happens when the way you’ve learned to succeed is no longer a way you’re…

5 days ago

What Travel Taught Me About Experience

Several decades ago I was on a bus trip winding through the Black Hills of…

2 weeks ago

Why Adults Become Sixth Graders with Linda Gidlund

Put a group of successful, educated adults into a training room and something strange can…

2 weeks ago

What Mick Jagger Taught Me About Experience

I was listening to David Marchese interview Mick Jagger for The New York Times Interview…

3 weeks ago

Why His Professor Told Him to Skip Class with Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson's anthropology professor gave his students some unusual advice: "If you find an interesting…

3 weeks ago