Help, I'm an idea factory - where can I find work?
Asked by Chaco-Yekke Downyonder
I'm currently re-assessing my life. I've become a designer and design lecturer because it is easy for me to have ideas and present them in detailed ways. Neither industrial design nor lecturing quite cut it though for me. Too much politicking, blabbing, too few projects, too slow. I can invent anything, a gag a minute. In what business do they actually want an idea guy?

Best Answer:
Entrepreneurship. Most frequently, you will be required to put your money where your mouth is. Develop a prototype to the point where you can get investiture, and then hire people to run your company while you go back to the fun stuff. Make a 5 year cycle out of it. Rinse. Repeat. Most companies don't really want folks like you, (face it, until you hit, you're just a money drain) though there are some fields (requiring specialized degrees) where you may be useful (creative: marketing, advertising, new market development or hard sciences: engineering, technology, etc.)

try management consulting, market research analyst or generate a few good ideas and either develop it yourself or hire some developers to do it for you (but thats a risk, as they could steal your ideas). If you are really sharp enough, you could come up with something on par with google, facebook or youtube.
Answered by Albion

Obviously you aren't the idea factory you thought yourself to be, for if you were, you would be able to find the job that suits you. What you have realized is that you are not a team player. What you failed to realize is that no matter what profession you do, you have to interact with someone in some way and you have not accepted that thinking that there has to be some occupation where one never interacts with anyone. The only time that will occur is if you are self sufficient and do not rely on anyone for anything. Then you can make and grow your own food, clothing, housing, etc. Reality: One must interact with people. Humans are social creatures and society is such that any profession, one must interact with others in some form or another. No job will be perfect if you extend your slippery slope logic to everything. Solution: Learn to compromise, work with others, accept that there is some level of teamwork on any occupation. Advice: Secondary Education instructors like professors have much autonomy when it comes to devising their work, but must present to students and must be evaluated by higher ups. Seems like your lecturing position is suitable in terms of not having people oversee your presentations too much. Writers often have much time to themselves after proposing an idea to publisher and getting the green light. Still one needs to submit to editors and review. Keep updates. Others: Others have mentioned in other posts that you have asked similar questions. Truck Driver, Consultant etc. In every job, one must interact in some form or another. The world is not going to change to you. You need to be adaptable in order to survive. Many jobs involve little interaction, but there is always going to be some interaction, politics etc. You need to figure how to compromise.
Answered by Vicente