How can we use our team's conative profiles, specifically Kolbe Index scores, to assign who should pilot new AI projects in our business?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Do not just assign AI projects to your IT person or whoever is youngest. Use the Kolbe Index to look at your team's natural striving instincts and conative strengths. To pilot an AI initiative, you need people with a specific mental fingerprint that aligns with experimentation and process building. Look for high Quick Start profiles who naturally experiment, innovate, and challenge the status quo. They will push the boundaries of what the AI can do without being paralyzed by fear of failure. Pair them with a high Follow Thru profile. A high Follow Thru naturally excels at developing systems, organizing procedures, and ensuring smooth operational integration. This combination ensures that the Quick Start can rapidly test the AI's capabilities, while the Follow Thru builds the necessary guardrails and SOPs to scale it across the company. Avoid putting high Fact Finder profiles in charge of early-stage AI testing, as their instinct to gather exhaustive data and study historical precedence will slow down the rapid experimentation required to see if a tool works. This conative alignment prevents project stalls and ensures successful adoption.