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Jun 29, 2026 6 min

Why Your Best Idea is Stuck

from Innovating Out Loud Hosted by JoAnn Garbin

Something you believe in is stuck. You can probably picture it without trying. Six, twelve, eighteen months in and still “almost there.” The room nods and nothing moves after. The champion’s gone quiet. You ask what went wrong and you get a shrug and four theories, none of which tell you what to do differently. This week on IOL, we're releasing the latest version of Innovation Coach to help you get unstuck. But you have to dig deep for it to work. Try it here: Innovation Coach 2.0 If you want to know when V3 arrives, comment “Let me know” and I’ll add you to the list! From the book * B2Me Journey — behavior change as a journey, steps not leaps; emotion before cognition. The updated tool respects the journey instead of skipping it. * Do The Work — the knowing–doing gap. The deeper read is where knowing turns into doing. * Minimize Uncertainty (a Trust Lever) — concrete next steps cut ambiguity and move you along the journey, instead of leaving you with a verdict and no path. * Developing in the Open — the VS Code posture. We show you the tool and what we changed about it, not just describe it. Developed in the open, with AI as a thinking and drafting partner. The thoughts and final words are mine. Say it ugly, Build it better. Onward! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit innovatingoutloud.substack.com

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