The Polynesian navigators crossed open ocean without instruments. They read swell, wind, stars, and the flight of birds. They did not just arrive; they came back, drew the route, and taught it.
There is an emerging version of that role in AI-native work. Not the loudest voice in the room and not the person with the biggest budget, but the practitioner who can read faint signals early, find a path through, and bring back something the next person can follow.
This arc names the archetype and looks at what it takes to be one: the instinct, the discipline, and the generosity of leaving a map behind.
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