These recent threads are coming together in my new role. A novel piece of development that has suffered the deaf ears of sceptics and comfortable conservatives may at last see the light of day as the opponents die off (metaphorically speaking) in an ongoing re-organisation. I can but hope.
No matter how good, an idea needs a nurturing environment to gain a foothold, flourish and prosper.
The downside risk is more worrying; in the wrong environment, bad ideas get the same advantage.
See the memetics / tipping point posts recently below.