Consider a person who comes to a very clear understanding of the world, such that they are extremely capable of designing things, building things, fundraising, collaborating, and so on. Consider a moment where this person is just about to embark on a project but has not yet acquired any resources, perhaps has not even made any connections with anyone at all, yet is highly likely to succeed in their project when they do embark. Would you say this person has “resources”? If not, there is a kind of continuous trading-in that will take place as this person exchanges their understanding of things for resources, then later for final outcomes. Is there really a line between understanding-of-things, resources, and outcomes? The interesting part is the thing that gives this person power, and that seems to be their understanding-of-things.
Very very good question IMO. Thank you for this.
Consider a person who comes to a very clear understanding of the world, such that they are extremely capable of designing things, building things, fundraising, collaborating, and so on. Consider a moment where this person is just about to embark on a project but has not yet acquired any resources, perhaps has not even made any connections with anyone at all, yet is highly likely to succeed in their project when they do embark. Would you say this person has “resources”? If not, there is a kind of continuous trading-in that will take place as this person exchanges their understanding of things for resources, then later for final outcomes. Is there really a line between understanding-of-things, resources, and outcomes? The interesting part is the thing that gives this person power, and that seems to be their understanding-of-things.