Two expressions of foundational concepts of giftedness, the cheetah metaphor and the Columbus Group definition of giftedness as Asynchronous Development, entered the world in 1992 to challenge the idea that giftedness could/should be equated with achievement. Since then, both have spread around the world and helped to shape attitudes toward the gifted, but both have also given rise to interpretations that fail to grasp their full implications. This session integrates the two and provides a fuller exploration of their complexity in order to help us truly meet the needs of a new generation of asynchronous cheetahs.