[munrocape]

This truly is the thousand/million/billion(?) dollar question. If you figure it out, be sure to write a follow up post.

Look around your local area for meetups for a language you enjoy, interact and participate with the Open Source community if that is not possible, and paradoxically the harder you try to think of the Next Big Thing the harder time your brain will have. Start off first by building something you think is cool and not necessarily a great idea.

[johandt]

I am not looking for the next best thing, just something fun and exciting, that can bring in an extra revenue stream.

[munrocape]

Then research any startup incubators. There are ones specifically in Toronto, for example, that server to pair teams with their missing link whether that is design, programming a backend, or building a MVP, or brainstorming ideas. Placing yourself in situations like this will not guarantee success but will increase the associated probabilities.