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Why Collaboration Is Key Ideas are worthless until they're out of your head and in front of others.

By Erika Napoletano

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Ideas. They bubble up all day long, when we're sitting at stoplights or standing in line for our mocha-lotta-frappa-no-whip concoctions. And, I've noticed, the idea supply chain goes into overdrive after a few shots of tequila.

But ideas alone aren't worth squat.

To turn ideas from air into something of value, you first have to admit that you're not special.