Are You an Expert, a Disruptor, or a Catalyst? Are You in Touch with Your Inner Hero?

My readers know my utter disdain for what I call DIGIBABBLE…a state of mind that holds back true innovation and world-changing advancement…beyond more than the opportunity to sell more and advertise to do so.?

AI is the latest frontier for my DIGIBABBLE bombs. While AI is already saving lives…in so many profound ways…much of the focus seems to be on fear (fair enough and good for click-throughs)…and on advertising and entertainment (topics near and dear to my heart and where we have been active for years…before it was called AI), or on some amorphous generalization of a world ruled by AI…possible—but a lazy posit.

And yet, I have been blessed to have incredible conversations, about AI and more, that challenge me to think deeper…change my mind (countless times)...and go down Rabbit Holes that I never thought of…Dan G…thank you!!!

As I have these discussions, I have divided my fellow discussers into two broad camps with a third, smaller grouping of catalysts—the best of all.?

The Experts and the Disruptors are the broad categories. This is how I define them:?

• The Experts. They are sure of their wisdom, believe they understand and use great technology (in this case). They talk about it...wax eloquent, and are comfortable with how they view change. They are confident in their beliefs and practices, project sureness, and have the experience to share…. Anything new has to fit their paradigm.?
• The Disruptors. They are Seekers (not the Quidditch kind)…of knowledge, ideas, and experiences. They are hunters of new thinking and new skill sets...and of what they deem new truths and paradigms. They get uncomfortable as they dig deep because they just want to disrupt…. Anything new is just that…new—never before seen. Paradigms exist to get shattered.?

And then there are the CATALYSTS. These are folks who embody both expertise and disruption (Dan!). These are the minds that aren’t afraid to go down the Rabbit Holes…and, like Alice, move with fluidity between what was and what might be understanding that we as humans are the link between the two.

My view? Our competitive advantage lies in bringing the ethos of the EXPERTS and the DISRUPTORS together, building on the output to create CATALYSTS.???

Bring in the experts, the Best Practices, the seasoned consultants and let them mingle with the Disruptors…the seekers, and risk takers…the collision will rock and shock.?

In my experience, as I have written about before, the Disruptors become the Experts, and the Experts, once counted out, start Disrupting, and the best of both become catalysts for changing the world.???

“After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change.”?—Tate Taylor

Get in touch with your ordinary hero. Be an expert and a disruptor. Change the world.

Be profound because you confront profound change…not because you have the answers or want to stir the pot.??

Feed that little hero…and then follow it into the Rabbit Hole and hold on…after all, you are the human connector.?