A state in the Maker's Loop
The Inventor
- Has Imagination
- Has Invention
- Missing Insight
Imagination plus Invention is the Inventor. Something new gets made, but nothing comes back from it.
What it feels like
You dream it up and you build it. That's a rare pair, and it feels great. But the thing ships into silence, or doesn't ship at all, and the next idea starts from the same place the last one did.
What's missing
Insight. Nothing comes back from what you make, so each lap is the same size as the last.
One move to complete the loop
Put what you've made in front of three people this week. Don't explain it and don't defend it: watch them use it, and write down what breaks.
Which maker are you right now?
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