--- title: A Blog About Innovation Management, Data, and Creativity from Exaptive | Derek Grape description: Yep, that's a picture of me. --- [![exaptive logo](https://exaptive.com/hubfs/Marketing%20Repo/logos/site-logo.svg)](https://www.exaptive.com/) - [Exaptation](https://www.exaptive.com/exaptations) - Products - [Exaptive Studio](https://www.exaptive.com/exaptive-studio) - [Exaptive Cognitive City](https://www.exaptive.com/cognitive-city) - Use Cases - [Innovation Management](https://www.exaptive.com/innovation-management) - [Portfolio Management](https://www.exaptive.com/portfolio-management) - [Community Coordination](https://www.exaptive.com/community-coordinator) - [Free Trial](https://www.exaptive.com/trial) - [Log In](https://my.cognitive.city) # Blog ![Derek Grape](https://exaptive.com/hubfs/derek-square.png) ## Derek Grape Yep, that's a picture of me. ### Recent Posts [![](https://exaptive.com/hubfs/hero-blog.jpg)](https://exaptive.com/blog/a-network-of-superheroes) ## [Mapping the assets of your team: Superheroes as a case-study](https://exaptive.com/blog/a-network-of-superheroes) Posted by [Derek Grape](https://exaptive.com/blog/author/derek-grape) on Sep 15, 2021 11:59:43 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I have wanted to build a network of comic book heroes, villains and their attributes for a while now. Viewing the powers and weaknesses across publishers, seeing how common certain attributes are (so far wealth isn’t nearly as common as flight or accelerated healing) was the ideal way for me to learn how to create a complex network using the Exaptive Studio platform with a diverse team. [Read More »](https://exaptive.com/blog/a-network-of-superheroes) [![](https://exaptive.com/hubfs/expert-1.jpg)](https://exaptive.com/blog/working-with-experts-know-thyself) ## [Working with Experts? Know Thyself.](https://exaptive.com/blog/working-with-experts-know-thyself) Posted by [Derek Grape](https://exaptive.com/blog/author/derek-grape) on Jul 16, 2019 3:17:17 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Ever work in a place where you looked up to everyone there because they are experts at whatever they do and can pretty much solve any problem that arises? That’s what working at Exaptive is like. It’s a mix of expertise across various computer/data fields that works very well. 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