An idea may increase productivity or ease a burden through a new product offering, encourage others to take action, lift people’s spirits through various forms of entertainment and humor, or spark a new business that provides job opportunities. If you look at an idea as an act of giving, you will have the proper mindset to generate ideas that will give back in many different ways. Even if you start out with an idea that you think only benefits yourself, you will  find it will invariably touch others in a multitude of ways.