You’re having coffee with a colleague, and you mention a kernel of an idea you’ve been playing with. Your colleague responds, and their response goes far beyond the kernel you mentioned. You walk away from the conversation realizing that most of what you now think about the subject comes directly from your colleague’s off-hand comments. […]
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