Alpha Spark was always good with ideas, it was his specialty after all. Not that they were always good ideas, but that was a minor detail as far as he was concerned. He inspired that initial spark of creation in others, but when that same inspiration leads him to taking a certain someone into his protection, a chain of events is set in place that will turn most of Equestria and forces even beyond that against him.
He still maintained it was a good idea at the time though...