the world,” he explains. “We compete for our spouse and to get into college. Competition is genetically programmed into our lives. If you wrap collaboration around this, you will see individuals and teams use it to reach their goals quicker.” At the XPRIZE, Diamandis has seen teams collaborate because they see humanity as the ultimate winner. “I have seen a massive culture of collaboration growing because it’s easier to collaborate now than ever before. Many people who had no opportunity to become visible now have an opportunity, through collaboration, to become recognized by their peers. We’re going to see a lot of collaboration between humans and AI. In the future, it will become malpractice for a doctor to diagnose you without the aid of AI,” says Diamandis. “A doctor cannot compete against gigabytes of data stored on a diagnostic computer, and doctors will need to collaborate to do their jobs properly.” Intelligent machines may even become your new business advisor. “Imagine being able to kick your ideas around with an AI program,” says Diamandis. However, he quickly points out that while a one-on-one interaction with AI will see you coming off second best, a collaborative group pitted against a machine will still see humans win. Nurture Those Crazy Ideas “The role of fantasy is so important,” says Diamandis. “The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea. Computing on silicon after using vacuum tubes was a crazy idea. If you’re looking for breakthroughs as a CEO, where’s your crazy ideas department? If you’re stuck in incrementalism, you’re dead. Another description for an expert is someone who tells you how it can’t be done, so don’t rely entirely on so-called experts in your company, who may be blinded by conformity in their thinking. Great ideas can come from anywhere, but you need to be brave enough to reimagine your business with a clean sheet of paper.” n “THE ROLE OF FANTASY IS SO IMPORTANT. THE DAY BEFORE SOMETHING IS TRULY A BREAKTHROUGH, IT’S A CRAZY IDEA.” COVER STORY HOW WILL YOU LEVERAGE FOR SUCCESS? Metaverse: We no longer live in only one place. We have real-world personae and online personae, and this delocalized existence is only going to expand. With the rise of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, we’re introducing more layers to this equation. You’ll have avatars for work and avatars for play, and all of these versions of ourselves are opportunities for new businesses. Example: Today we have all mastered Zoom. Tomorrow, we’ll be diving deep in the SpatialWeb — moving back and forth between multiple virtual worlds and our physical reality using technologies like Vatoms (virtual atoms) and SpatialWeb.net to navigate the Metaverse. SUMMER 2022 / REAL-LEADERS.COM 43
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