Change Your Locker, Change Your Mind, Keep Exploring

I used to think curiosity was a nice-to-have. Something you’d associate with researchers, creatives, or people with time to explore. But I’ve come to realise that in today’s digital world, curiosity isn’t just a nice trait. It’s survival. It’s the foundation of every leader who wants to stay relevant and make a real impact.

Every time I explore a new AI tool, I’m not just asking “how does it work?” I’m asking “how can this create real value for a small business today?” That’s the core of what we do at Webidoo. And you can’t reach that level of thinking if you’re stuck in default mode. If you’re using the same tools, the same routines, the same answers, over and over.

So many professionals, even brilliant ones, fall into this trap. Especially if they’ve been successful. They assume what worked yesterday will keep working tomorrow. That’s the comfort zone of experience. But in a world where things evolve daily (especially with AI) experience alone is no longer enough.

Leadership today means consciously investing in your ability to explore. It means cultivating a mindset of experimentation, stepping out of autopilot and into discomfort on purpose.

There’s a metaphor I often share with my team. Think of it like this: when you go to the gym and always pick the same locker, try changing it. Every day. That tiny disruption in habit reminds you that growth starts with movement. With shifting perspectives. With challenging routines.

One of the most powerful moments in my work is when I see a seasoned entrepreneur, someone who’s made it the “old-school” way, suddenly get curious about the new. It doesn’t happen because you show them charts or forecasts. It happens when you ignite that inner switch.

Curiosity. And right now, AI is that switch. But it doesn’t work if you bring an old mindset to it. You can’t approach ChatGPT or Gemini like you approached Word or Excel. You need a whole new mental operating system.

That’s why I spend time reading 15 different AI newsletters each week. It’s training. I then use AI to summarise the insights and decide what’s actually worth digging into. That’s leadership: choosing where to invest your attention and energy. Not just for yourself, but for your team, your company, your clients.

At Webidoo, we do this every day. We test. We build. We fail. We learn. And then we turn that into real, accessible solutions for SMBs (have a look on groow.ai). Because digital transformation isn’t a keynote or a campaign. It’s a mindset.

That’s why I keep saying: invest your time in curiosity, not control. Because only one of them leads to innovation.