The sort of meeting described in the article seems custom-made for gatekeeper creation.
If a meeting is about something else, don't raise your irrelevant idea. If a meeting is about your idea, then why are you having it if you haven't fleshed out your idea and already talked individually with a lot of stakeholders?
The only reason I can see for this sort of behavior is a kind of naivete that ascribes immense valuation to ideas, coupled with fear of losing credit if the idea loses association with your name.
The sort of meeting described in the article seems custom-made for gatekeeper creation.
If a meeting is about something else, don't raise your irrelevant idea. If a meeting is about your idea, then why are you having it if you haven't fleshed out your idea and already talked individually with a lot of stakeholders?
The only reason I can see for this sort of behavior is a kind of naivete that ascribes immense valuation to ideas, coupled with fear of losing credit if the idea loses association with your name.