The first idea is an imagined thing.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The starting point of thought is always something we imagine before it becomes real.
- In plain terms
- All ideas begin in imagination.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust imagination as the source of ideas.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do your best ideas come from?
- How do you test an idea?
Another view
Not all imagined things work in reality.
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