Strategic Research Analysis
Tesla minds thrive when a blank lab bench meets aggressive timelines. They mix intuition with engineering instincts, leaping ahead of requirements to prove what is possible. Teams adore the excitement but need rituals that convert bursts of innovation into sustainable programs.
Strengths
- Rapid prototyping
- Magnetic storytelling
- Fearless experimentation
Pressure Points
- Risk of burnout
- May skip documentation
- Distracted by new shiny problems
War of Currents Playbook
Tesla's AC systems won because he paired visionary demos at World's Fairs with pragmatic city-by-city deployments, giving investors proof that reliability matched the theatrics.
Wardenclyffe Signal Lab
His wireless experiments stacked modular towers, logging every frequency test so future collaborators could extend the work even when funding dipped.
Lab Lessons to Apply Today
Create lightweight operating rituals—shared build logs and demo scripts—so collaborators can keep up with your lightning strikes without burning out.
