Looking to stay ahead of the competition, companies today are creating lifelong learning programs for their employees, but they are often less effective than they could be. That’s because they don’t inspire the right kind of learning: the creation of new knowledge. Explorers achieve impact in a specific domain that excites them. The passion of the explorer has three key elements:
Long-term commitment
Explorers have a long-term commitment to achieving impact in a specific domain that excites them — anything from factory work or financial services to gardening or big wave surfing.
They are excited in the face of unexpected challenges
Explorers view these hurdles as an opportunity to learn and achieve even greater impact. In fact, if they’re not confronted with enough challenges, they get bored and seek environments that will give them more.
Desire to connect with others
When confronted with new challenges, explorers have an immediate desire to seek out and connect with others who can help them get better answers faster so that they can increase their impact.
