Idea Boneyard

For Every Idea LLC not only recognizes that failed ideas are an important part of the innovation process; but they ought to be saved for posterity as well. Accordingly, this idea boneyard is a case study of neat ideas that lack the team, business model, or funding necessary for success.

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work - Thomas Edison.

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Boneyard Idea 1: Kayaking Lifestyle

Bottom Line: Here are the digital assets & link to a vendor that you can use to order your own bad whitewater merch.

Idea Origination Story: While drinking beers at a river take-out, my paddling crew enjoyed a good laugh at some recent antics of a regional river jester. Afterwards, we thought it would be a funny idea to promote this individual with a t-shirt that lists his shameful accomplishments on the back.

It's a horrible idea, but if you want to encourage these antics with your own "Who the fuck is Johnny Schlesser" (https://www.facebook.com/john.schlesser) t-shirt... who am I to stop you from following these three (3) steps.

Step 1

Front t-shirt logo

Click to Download Image

Step 2

Back t-shirt logo

Click to Download Image

Step 3

Order from t-shirt vendor
https://www.printful.com/

3 Minute Video: T-Shirt Ordering Walkthrough

Watch this video and learn how to:
1) download t-shirt design (two images);
2) upload design to t-shirt vendor; and
3) place t-shirt order

Boneyard Idea 2: Reusable Web Standards

Bottom Line: Here is a funny joke template that anyone can use/modify with this updateable PowerPoint cartoon about out-of-date dinosaurs needing to evolve to a modern platform.

Idea Origination Story: I was on a project with a well-established systems integrator (unfamiliar with web standards) that insisted that open, reusable frameworks were unethical when designing a website. I thought that was too funny and gracefully excuse myself from that project so that I could capture that humor in an educational cartoon about web standards.

The result is this editable cartoon in PowerPoint that makes a joke about the demise of out-of-date dinosaurs "forgetting" to prepare for the rise of web based digital information.

Unfortunately there is no audience or business model behind this boneyard idea about technology cartoons. Please feel free to copy/update/share this as you see fit.

File Download: foreveryidea-consultosaurus.pptx
Cloud Version: Office 365 web-based PowerPoint Deck