0040: A lousy time to be a good idea
From Improve Something Today by Brian Kerr
April 1, 2026 · 7 min · Episode 40
About this episode
The episode features a reading and discussion of a piece about the challenges of good ideas in a difficult time.
A reading and discussion of https://improvesomething.today/its-a-lousy-time-to-be-a-good-idea/ Includes discussion of a passage from The Game of Death by AD Nuttall for the LRB in 1992 .
People in this episode
Host: Brian Kerr
Topics covered
- idea generation
- business challenges
- literary discussion
- creativity
- innovation
Keywords
- business
- ideas
- creativity
- AD Nuttall
- The Game of Death
- LRB
- discussion
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: LRB
Books & works: The Game of Death
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