3. Connecting the Dots In my opinion, genius or idea generation is an epiphany that results from a person’s ability to mentally connect the relationship between two or more different but related facts. When joined together, they create a clear view of something novel which has never been seen, developed or commercialized before. For example, 60 years ago my uncle H. Tracy Hall, a research chemist and university professor, invented and commercialized man-made diamonds. His idea emerged as he noted several known facts;