Knowledge...Understanding...Wisdom...

A while back Simon Sinek gave a revolutionary TED talk entitled "How great leaders inspire action".  The basic idea was that great leaders start by knowing and talking about the "why", then they move to the "how" and from that point flows the "what".

Knowledge...Understanding...and Wisdom follow the same progression.

Knowledge is the starting point.  It's the primary building block.  Without knowledge, things don't progress.  But knowledge alone accomplishes very little.

Understanding is the how.  It's the processing and dissecting of the knowledge.  Understanding begins to make things happen, but it's often inefficient and haphazard.

Wisdom is the what.  It's taking the knowledge and understanding and applying it effectively.  

Knowledge...Understanding...Wisdom.  

It's a power packed progression.  It takes work to implement, but the rewards are substantial!