Quick 5-minute reflection today on adaptive challenges versus technical challenges — and why I believe many of us are navigating AI almost like a “chronic condition.”
Hear me out.
A technical challenge has a known problem and a known solution.
But adaptive challenges are different.
The conditions change.
And because the conditions change, we have to change too.
That’s why so many people feel overwhelmed right now trying to navigate work, leadership, career decisions, and the future of AI.
Because this isn’t just about learning another tool.
It’s about learning how to adapt without losing ourselves in the process.
AI is not going away.
So the question becomes:
How do we grow through it?
How do we build careers, leadership, and lives within changing conditions instead of pretending the conditions don’t exist?
That’s part of what we’ll be exploring during our June 11 webinar on Immunity to Change, and I’m really excited for the conversation.
If you haven’t registered yet, be sure to join us.
In the meantime, start thinking about:
What changes are happening around you?
Which of your challenges are technical?
Which ones are adaptive?
And what might it look like to grow through this era instead of just reacting to it?
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