This hack was fomented after I read Michele Zanini's  comment over on my earlier hack "Amplify our Applicability Action as Proof the MIX Works." After writing my response to him, I thought it would make a fine hack on it's own. Thanks Michele (a good example how people who have never met can inspire one another)!

One of the things folks who know me complain, occasionally, that I'm too much of an idea guy; which may be a fault of mine, indeed. I would argue it's not as much a downfall as it it a levered advantage point in my favore.  Others might suggest the other side.  Bottom line, I would enjoy getting directly into the weeds with people who are more action oriented, who say, perhaps are not "idea guys," but hard core do-ers.

Perhaps the next MIX challenge will necessarily be a practice based challenge, open to the whole world (via LinkedIn or other some such social media platform). The promise would be that we would encourage other people to act on any one of these fantastic MIX ideas. However, it cannot be resident in the the author's organization because the people nearest and dearest to any given idea may not be willing to bend enough to make the idea fly in reality.  What we want is a Mythbusters-style test out of any and all the different ideas.  How can you make it work - and no offense, but you as the guy/gal who created the hack may not be the most appropriate person to execute the test because you are not remotely objective. 

I'm not suggesting we subtract the author completely from the equation of this challenge.  These MIXers could mashup with the implementation challenge team and support them by acting as the SME (subject matter expert) consultant along the way to realize the dream. The execution team could seek advice or not. The team that is able to measure the highest ROI over time could win the "prize" whatever that would be. This w/could be a double or triple (or larger) victory:

1. The idea(s) gets a full blow test ride

2. If it is successfully, the documented execution becomes a real, best-case example of how people can mine the MIX for great ideas (or, if it flops, can serve as an example of the pitfalls to avoid if one wants to try again)

3. The team & their organization reaps the benefits of successful implementation of a great idea,

4. They win the prize if they reach the top of the heap (however that is measured).