In Algorithmic Environments, Exploration Is Not Optional
Why developing better exploration skills needs to be a leadership priority
I saw a LinkedIn post recently asking, “Women in AI, where are they?”
The comments filled fast. Names. Tags. Helpful people doing unpaid directory work. The labor drifted downward, as it usually does.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t about visibility. Women in AI are visible. They’re building, publishing, leading, teaching. The internet is not lacking signal.
What we’re looking at is search behavior inside algorithmic terrain.
When leaders treat their feed like it’s the whole map, scarcity shows up where curiosity should have.
I wrote a longer piece unpacking what this reveals about execution, representation, and how to actually read the digital terrain we’re operating in.