# Reinvention 2023, Part I

By [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2) · 2023-03-08

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I’m going to explore the next trends and markets for where I can best add value.

For over 25 years, I’ve made a career of finding new frontiers, aligning opportunities with my capabilities and passion, and then exploring them. Sometimes profitably.

For the past 7 years, I’ve been in crypto. When I started, no one had heard of Bitcoin.

Now, after nearly 2 years, my formal mission at RDX Works, supporting the growth of the [Radix](https://www.radixdlt.com) decentralized public network, has come to an end.

During the worst crypto bear market in history, we were able to:

*   drive 54 consecutive weeks of positive wallet growth (equating to 57% annual growth).
    
*   enable more than 8k developers to download and experience Scrypto, the programming language that makes Radix hum (up from only 154 the year earlier).
    
*   help jumpstart an economy that is already showing signs of tremendous life, with nearly 100k active accounts and over $26mm in volume...all before smart contracts (something that is possible because of Radix's radically different paradigm)
    

It wasn’t an easy assignment at all, but we did it.

**Now, however, it’s time to take a step back and look at the broader horizon.**

So, I’m going to figure out what’s next by [crossing the river by touching the stones.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_river_by_touching_the_stones)

**The first phase is research**

1.  I have built a list of “Proven Horizon Scanners”.These are the 30-40 people I have met over the course of my career who have demonstrated a consistent ability to identify non-obvious future trends.
    
2.  Then, I am going to create a list of questions to stimulate insights from these people to help surface these non-obvious trends
    
3.  I will then reach out to each person on the Horizon Scanners list, asking for permission to speak with them, either via phone, chat, or email
    
4.  I will listen carefully during conversations and take notes
    
5.  Write a summary blog post about what I learned, post it, and share on my blog and with past interviewees
    

What I hope and expect to emerge from this process are some **patterns of opportunity.**

If 12 people say [“Plastics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk),” then that’s a pattern of opportunity.

That report, which I expect to have done in 6-8 weeks, will form the basis of Phase 2.

[![]({{DOMAIN}}/editor/youtube/play.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk)

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*Originally published on [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/reinvention-2023-part-i)*