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...man: "only the boss can possibly understand all the cross dimensional insights" Radagast: "the team as a whole can understand insights individually that collectively form a quilt that leads to the right outcome even if no one person under...
...hey deliver, and their inputs are things that grow. Builder: Saruman. Gardener: Radagast. Farmer: Gandalf.
...will resonate and be commercially useful, too. This is part of the logic of the Radagast's magic. If you create the space for people to grow, they will, of their own accord.
The synthesis of the Saruman and Radagast archetypes is Gandalf: the systems hero. Transform the world around you by heroically building new kinds of systems. A Gandalf can create a system th...
Saruman magic, unlike Radagast, can have an uncapped area of influence. Radagast magic requires deep trust, which is hard to authentically create at a distance. Saruman magic can h...
One reason Radagast magic isn't well known is its sphere of influence is very small. It requires huge amounts of trust to work and to acknowledge. Trust is hard to creat...
Be a Radagast inside your org, look like a Saruman outside of it. Inside your org, everyone trusts one another and the vibe can work. Outside of it, the org is big...
When you have a conversation with a Radagast, you feel seen, understood, cared for.
...al intellect, too! It's a magical, powerful force, adjacent to the magic of the Radagast. You could argue that the magic of an ecosystem is also this kind of general intellect. Who gets to benefit from the value created by this magic? The...
... can smoothly adapt and change your plan as you learn more. This is part of the Radagast magic.
A Saruman won't listen to a Radagast by default. A powerful Saruman needs to vouch for a Radagast to get other Sarumans to listen. A bona fide Saruman can vouch for themselves. It's poss...
...rge organizations are not necessarily required for gardener-style outcomes or a Radagast playbook.
...ted set of experts, working together as a whole much larger than its parts. The Radagast energy is not a generic "do whatever, man". It's very intense, "be the best you in particular can be, together".
...," a court jester, to help push back on the kayfabe of the organization. Hire a Radagast to complement the Saruman CEO energy. Try to tickle the company into novel perspectives by using safe-subversive techniques. I've played this kind of...
Look like a Saruman outside the team. Be a Radagast inside the team. Inside the team be very authentic and candid. Outside the team look very traditional and heroic. The internals of a team is about gr...
...tion of people who are illuminators. (I would describe this kind of person as a Radagast). An illuminator believes in you, even if you don't believe in yourself. They inspire you to grow into your potential: a potential you didn't dare dr...
...l think they just got lucky 2) they look irredeemably kooky to onlookers (think Radagast, not Gandalf) 3) it's not possible to extract that value directly for themselves and financialize it. None of these alchemists own their own helicopt...