Why going “off-map” is the key to finding the best solution providers ( A Modern-Day Acres of Diamonds)

Posted on June 15, 2024

0


The following video sums up perfectly how the best of the best are often overlooked.

What is the meaning of Acres of Diamonds?

In Russell Conwell. Conwell delivered his lecture “Acres of Diamonds” no fewer than 6,000 times. The theme of the lecture was that opportunity lurks in everyone’s backyard. Everyone, Conwell believed, can and ought to get rich and then use that money for the good of others. – Britannica

What Might You Be Missing?

Given that Gartner reports that 85% of all AI initiatives fail, maybe we should be looking in different places for our digital transformation?

How many great solution providers who are not playing “Carnegie Hall,” e.g., on a solution map or quadrant, get overlooked playing the most incredible music on the street, e.g., your own backyard.

Thoughts?

30

Posted in: Commentary