, < Regeneration, < New Start editorial index page A while ago a bunch of top business leaders came out with a list of 17 ways to kill a new idea. The list begins with a typical Sir Humphreyism - see it coming and quickly change the subject. Other methods are equally effective: ignore it, because silence intimidates all but the most enthusiastic. Or pretend you’re interested, so the idea’s originator is left in suspense while you twiddle your thumbs. Julian Dobson, editor * New Start Online Online magazine