Some people are natural idea generators like Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs or Pat Gunkel.

FORBES: Where Ideas Come From: Nature vs. Nurture

Gunkel, who once worked as an independent researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, came up with the science of ideas, called ideonomy.

FORBES: Where Ideas Come From: Nature vs. Nurture

So as 2012 begins and we toast the birth of a new year, I invite you to take a sip from the RedNek wine glass, think of Pat Gunkel and write down on that cocktail napkin the happy returns you can expect when you invest in creating a culture of ideas.

FORBES: Where Ideas Come From: Nature vs. Nurture