# Ex 9. Graph it and pick one

Now for the fun part. Take a piece of paper and draw a graph with a Y axis labelled `User value` and an X axis labelled `Skillset relevance`. Have the values range from 0 to 10 on both axis as below:

![Ideation decision graph axis](https://383014740-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MGNNbUbAGsFoyyNei3J%2F-MGYhi2J0SRzWj1GiAAt%2F-MGYiXDrDuhShCP3IjGI%2FEmptyIdeationDeciderGraph.png?alt=media\&token=cfca5556-23bc-48cb-835c-ebdb31dff290)

Now, using their user value and skillset relevance numbers, add your **5** ideas to the graph i.e. If you had marked idea 1 – **7** for user value and **8** for skillset relevance you'd mark a point on the graph as follows:

![Ideation decider graph with one point on it](https://383014740-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MGNNbUbAGsFoyyNei3J%2F-MGYigWerzQdEVC8yE7i%2F-MGYl5AjjqCzgKeDOmH9%2FideationDeciderGraphOnePoint.png?alt=media\&token=d31e0185-f877-4349-875c-f4c9bde7a827)

Once you've added all your points, look for the point that takes up the most area – this will be the value where your skillset best matches the value for your users:

![](https://383014740-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MGNNbUbAGsFoyyNei3J%2F-MGYmZFcVK8naLeVEI7e%2F-MGYnsx-ayxGHwq3oRro%2FideationDeciderGraphFilled.png?alt=media\&token=b7153c2c-d68c-4b80-8148-095508d4e86b)

 The area each idea takes up on the graph can be calculated with the following equation:

{% hint style="success" %}
*User value* X *Skillset relevance* = *Idea potential*
{% endhint %}

The idea you should pursue is the one that occupies the largest area under the graph i.e. the one with the largest `Idea potential` value.