Tesla became the world’s most valuable car manufacturer because it was willing to launch technology that wasn’t perfect.
Long Term Athletic Development, LTAD is a model that has not changed much in 20 years.
Tesla has repeatedly upgraded its technology, paying little regard to early profitability.
LTAD has been fine-tuned to place greater emphasis on certain athletic qualities.
Thanks to innovative approaches to manufacturing and engineering, Tesla can introduce developments to the market, quicker than its rivals.
LTAD has no rival.
This is strange because models should fail often. That’s the point of models.
Supporters of LTAD will point to its uptake in professional sport. But professional sport and LTAD grew up together, they know no better. In the established world of education, LTAD has made little progress.
And It’s not difficult to see why.
Tesla showed up curious, agile, and flexible. LTAD not so much.
Changing from. “Here is a plan like yours, only it’s not yours, it’s better.” to “here’s a model, it might not work, but we won’t stop until it does.” Might just be our best option.