Ideas.

People don’t have ideas. Ideas have people.

- Carl Jung

Someone has an opinion.

Are they higher or lower than you on the HR wire diagram?

Token conversation.

End of meeting.

Someone has an opinion.

Someone else casually holds it up to the light, turns it, squints and pokes, sniffs, and asks questions. Hands it to another person. ‘Does it come in other colours?’ Another reaches over. ‘Why are you using a screw cap and not a cork?’ Another leans in, inspects the idea, and asks ‘Could you use glass instead of plastic?’

The opinion holder confidently answers and explains. Everyone nods, and takes the opinion away with them.

End of meeting.

Next meeting.

‘We took your opinion, added mag wheels, window tinting, and a spoiler.’

You’re the people I want to hang out with.

You’re the people who make meetings a joy.

Thank you.