Community Leaderboard
David's Saturday AI Thoughts — twelve editions — frozen 10th May 2026
Paused on 10th May 2026. This was a fun experiment to publish a community leaderboard alongside David's Saturday AI Thoughts. After twelve editions we’ve decided to pause it — the data below freezes at Edition 12. The newsletter still goes out every Saturday at steadman.ai/newsletters/david, and we still read and reply to every message. We may revive this later.
Presence
Show up
3 points per edition replied to. Consistency adds up.
Depth
Go deep
1–6 points per reply by depth. +1 point per follow-up message in a thread.
Spark
Add value
From warm acknowledgment (2) to personal sharing or strategic advice (6). +2 bonus for constructive challenge.
315Active voices
14Avg score
97Highest
Top 20
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| Role | Ed. | Presence · Depth · Spark | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 — | Professor Research University |
8/11 | 24 35 38 | 97 | |
| #2 — | Partner and Leader Professional Services Firm |
7/11 | 21 34 33 | 88 | |
| #3 — | Marketing Leader Nightlife & Events Company |
9/11 | 27 24 33 | 84 | |
| #4 — | Transformation Leader Professional Services Firm |
5/11 | 15 28 37 | 80 | |
| #5 — | Partner and Leader Professional Services Firm |
7/11 | 21 26 31 | 78 | |
| #6 — | Learning & Development Lead Professional Services Firm |
5/11 | 15 21 28 | 64 | |
| #7 — | Engaged Reader Professional Services Firm |
5/11 | 15 19 23 | 57 | |
| #8 — | Engaged Reader Industry Professional |
5/11 | 15 19 20 | 54 | |
| #9 — | AI Adviser AI Advisory |
5/11 | 15 18 19 | 52 | |
| #10 — | Engaged Reader Industry Professional |
4/11 | 12 20 20 | 52 | |
| #11 — | Technology Leader Professional Services Firm |
3/11 | 9 23 19 | 51 | |
| #12 — | Technology Consultant Technology Services Provider |
6/11 | 18 13 18 | 49 | |
| #13 — | Creative Director Creative Studio |
4/11 | 12 19 16 | 47 | |
| #14 — | Strategy Leader Professional Services Firm |
4/11 | 12 14 21 | 47 | |
| #15 — | Engaged Reader Industry Professional |
5/11 | 15 14 18 | 47 | |
| #16 — | Partner Professional Services Firm |
3/11 | 9 19 16 | 44 | |
| #17 — | Head of Insights Strategic Research Firm |
4/11 | 12 13 18 | 43 | |
| #18 — | Engaged Reader Industry Professional |
5/11 | 15 13 15 | 43 | |
| #19 — | Engaged Reader Entertainment Management |
4/11 | 12 12 18 | 42 | |
| #20 — | Economist Economic Consultancy |
3/11 | 9 16 14 | 39 | |
Identities anonymised under Chatham House rule. Arrows show rank change vs previous edition.
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Score distribution (315 active voices out of 825 subscribers)
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38
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