Find that job: Lesson 81. Why you need a Freaky Friend
So - you've got a WOW idea. Good! But don't tell your boss about it. Why? Because the conservative 'chain of command' might nip it in the bud. According to Tom Peters, an American prophet of the management revolution, if you want to test your WOW idea, you should find a Freaky Friend instead. So, who's a Freaky Friend and how to find him (or her)?
A Freaky Friend is someone who is energetic, innovative and unconventional. Maybe even slightly weird. It's somebody who is willing to try almost anything as long as it's interesting. An excited recruit. A passionate playmate. Most of all, it's someone who is ecstatic about your WOW idea.
The Freaky Friend doesn't have to be a colleague from your company. In fact, one of the best ways to innovate is to recruit somebody from a client organization faraway. According to business analysts, most WOW projects originated a long way from the headquarters. Why? Well, maybe because the HQ is a place where interesting ideas tend to get bludgeoned into submission.
So, stay away from the HQ. Test and modify your WOW idea in your Freaky Friend's playing field. At the moment one Freaky Friend is enough, but start scouring your network for more Freaky Friends who might be interested in playing with you at the next stage of the game.
In the meantime start prototyping like mad.
a SłOWNICZEK
freaky - ekscentryczny, oryginalny, niekonwencjonalny, nietypowy, inny
wow - (potocznie) sukces, również: wow! - okrzyk zachwytu
WOW idea - świetny/ wspaniały/oryginalny/genialny pomysł
boss - szef, zwierzchnik
chain of command - hierarchia służbowa
to nip in the bud - zdusić w zarodku
prophet - prorok
innovative - nowatorski, innowacyjny, pełen nowatorskich pomysłów
unconventional - niekonwencjonalny
weird - dziwny, dziwaczny, przedziwny, niestereotypowy, nieszablonowy, kuriozalny, osobliwy, ekscentryczny, inny
excited - rozentuzjazmowany
recruit - rekrut, nowy członek
passionate - pełen pasji/entuzjazmu, żarliwy
playmate - towarzysz zabaw
faraway - daleko
headquarters (HQ) - kwatera główna
to test - sprawdzać, testować
modify - modyfikować
playing field - boisko
to bludgeon - tłuc, zatłuc
submission - uległość, posłuszeństwo
to stay away - trzymać się z daleka
to scour - przeczesać, przewertować
network - sieć (np. znajomych, internetowa)
prototyping - prototypowanie
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