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W. Scott Wolf 🌐🌊⛵
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"The real divide won’t be between the hopeful and the afraid - it’ll be between the pioneers and the passive."

If AI doesn’t kill us all…
the future will belong to the ones already becoming who it needs.

Waiting is abdication.

#AI #FutureOfWork #Breakthrough #Transformation #Steersmanship
Screenshot essay titled 'If AI Doesn’t Kill Us All… Then What?' discussing the importance of action and transformation in the face of uncertainty about AI. It highlights that many people hesitate due to fear of being wrong, missing opportunities for engagement. The author emphasizes that breakthroughs in technology, like AI, require a transformation in mindset and approach, not just the adoption of new tools. They stress that true future-makers are proactive, not waiting for consensus, but are instead pioneers and committed individuals dedicated to creating rather than following. The essay concludes by asserting that the future will belong to those who actively pursue personal and collective growth.
August 2, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Was discussing those ikigai circles (what you're good at, what you love, etc.) and realized I might be not be as good at self-assessment as I've always thought I was.

Decided to let AI take a crack at it instead. The results were... unexpected.

Full thoughts below ⬇️
A screenshot of an essay titled 'Is It Possible That AI Knows Me Better Than I Know Myself?' The essay discusses how AI, particularly ChatGPT, can provide deeper self-understanding compared to human reflection. It highlights the author's initial confidence in self-awareness as a consultant and coach, but contrasts it with AI's ability to analyze patterns within personal narratives, processes life experiences comprehensively, and ask insightful questions. The essay emphasizes that AI can uncover untapped strengths and blind spots that even experienced coaches may miss, presenting AI as a tireless mirror for self-discovery.
July 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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We're reaching the limits of leadership.

As Drucker showed, management had limits with knowledge workers. Likewise, leadership hits a wall with AI agents.

For centuries we evolved:
Administration → maintained
Management → controlled
Leadership → inspired

What's beyond leadership? Steersmanship
A screenshot essay titled 'What Comes After Leadership? The 4th Era of Purposeful Coordination' featuring a quote by Peter Drucker that discusses the evolution of coordination in human efforts through various eras: Administration in the Pre-Industrial, Management in the Industrial Era, and Leadership in the Knowledge Economy. The essay introduces a new concept called 'Steersmanship' for the AI Era, emphasizing the need for purpose and values in coordination, moving from directing people to designing adaptive systems. It highlights the distinctions between administration, management, leadership, and steersmanship as crucial for accomplishing innovative objectives in a technologically advanced world.
July 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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What happens when a policy deadline dares you to build the impossible?

Some will fold.
Some will finish.
But a few will rise—and transform their entire company in the process.

🔥 Read the essay:

#BreakthroughProjects #BuildTheFuture #30PercentOrBust #Steersmanship #Leadership
A screenshot essay titled 'Breakthrough or Business as Usual? Why July 4, 2026 Should Set a Fire Under Every Solar & Wind Project Leader.' The body of the essay discusses the pivotal moment for the utility-scale solar and wind industry, emphasizing a crucial July 4, 2026 deadline that will significantly increase the cost of projects if a specific milestone is not met. Key points include the potential loss of a federal tax credit and the transformative impact of project breakthroughs on both individual projects and companies as a whole. The essay encourages leaders to harness their potential and redefine their legacy through proactive action in response to imminent challenges.
July 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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These 3 words can make or break your most important projects:
• Breakthrough
• Transformation
• Entrepreneurial

Without clarity, they're just buzzwords.
With clarity, they're rocket fuel for your team. 🚀

My new essay explains how to choose rocket fuel every time.
A screenshot essay titled 'How to kill a high-stakes project with just three words.' The image contains text discussing the challenges of modern business, contrasting the usual incremental performance with the need for innovation and transformation in uncharted territories. It emphasizes that phrases like 'breakthrough,' 'transformation,' and 'entrepreneurial action' have become diluted in meaning. Definitions are provided for each term: 'Breakthroughs' as impactful changes in tools and methodologies; 'Transformations' as fundamental shifts in relationships and actions; and 'Entrepreneurial Action' as innovative connections and actions based on current realities. The author stresses the importance of clarity to align performance with aspirations.
July 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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"Transformation" has become a meaningless word.

And that's dangerous. It keeps us adapting when we should be creating.

Time to demand the real thing. My litmus test below. 👇

#Transformation #Leadership #ScroogeTest #Ship30for30
A screenshot essay titled 'The Scrooge Test: The Mark of Real Transformation.' The essay discusses the difference between imitation and real transformation, emphasizing that most transformation is merely adaptation, reacting to changes rather than proactively meeting them. It illustrates this with the example of Ebenezer Scrooge from Christmas morning, where despite no external changes in his life, everything felt different for him. The essay highlights that true transformation is about changing one's relationship to life, leading to new possibilities and actions, contrasting adaptation's reactive nature with transformation's generative power.
July 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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AI doesn’t wait for culture. Doesn’t care about your roadmap.
It responds to intent. To purpose. To values in motion.
A screenshot essay titled 'AI won't take our jobs. Failure to lean into the transformation will.' discusses how companies like Blockbuster and Kodak recognized technological advances but failed to adapt to the necessary human transformation. It elaborates on Walmart's missed opportunity to rival Amazon and emphasizes that future challenges punish the refusal to evolve rather than a lack of technology. The essay outlines breakthroughs as new tools that require a change in mindset to be economically relevant, highlighting Apple's success in transforming relationships with technology. It warns of today's risk of leaders clinging to outdated models instead of embracing transformative capabilities, likening this to standing on the shore, unprepared for an impending wave.
July 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The biggest risk on a $10B megaproject isn't a cost overrun. It's becoming obsolete before you're even operational.

We're managing for yesterday's risks while AI redefines tomorrow.

This isn't a tech problem; it's a leadership crisis.

My take ⬇️
A screenshot of an essay titled 'On a $10B megaproject, the biggest risk isn't a cost overrun. It's becoming obsolete before you're operational.' The body content discusses how breakthrough technologies like AI, robotics, and blockchain are reshaping industries, but emphasizes that the true challenge lies in their transformational use rather than the technologies themselves. It highlights insights gained from 25 years of experience in large capital projects, underscoring that emerging technologies may render traditional execution models obsolete. The essay concludes with a call to action for project leaders to either embrace these changes or risk becoming obsolete.
July 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Interstellar travel by human beings will require breakthroughs.

This 25 year old paper from NASA's Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project is brilliant at demonstrating how breakthrough thinking works.

ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...
November 19, 2023 at 9:32 PM