A state in the Maker's Loop
The Visionary
- Has Imagination
- Missing Invention
- Has Insight
Imagination plus Insight is the Visionary. They can see exactly what should exist, but they can't build it.
What it feels like
You know the field, you know what's broken, and you can picture the thing that fixes it in detail. The frustrating part is the gap between seeing it and holding it.
What's missing
Invention. The idea is right there, and nothing turns it into something people can switch on, hold and use.
One move to complete the loop
Make the crudest version that can be used: a spreadsheet, a paper prototype, a no-code tool. Or bring in someone who is in the Invention state right now, and let the loop run between you.
Expert founders often sit here: deep insight, big imagination, and no way to build it. That's the gap William Forty fills at FortyTech: he brings the Invention, and together the loop runs.
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