Here is a new use of a word. There is often a need to indicate that a new idea is 'do-able'. That is a very clumsy expression. So we could use the word 'agile' which is derived from the Latin word 'to do' (same base as agenda). An agile idea is an idea that can be done. The present use of the word suggests energy and flexibility. That meaning can also remain since such qualities are also of value with a new idea. So when we look for new ideas we need also to assess their 'agility'.
'We need some agile ideas here!'
Edward de Bono nmt
5th October 2003
