Information is economic sunshine. Do you capture it and trade it around or do you let it bounce away?

Experience & Empathize - understanding worldview

Perhaps the most obvious of generalist characteristics is the connect-the-dots serendipity-searching that comes from linking disparate subjects together. Such cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural knitting is core to moving from incremental innovation to transcending ideation.

generalism and generalists, those so-called dabbling dilettantes of knowledge; those curious of everything, but experts at nothing.

Ideas follow inspiration, which comes freely at a friendly intersection of diverse multidisciplinary, multi-industry, multicultural thinking – exactly the kind of thinking that our focused lives tend not to have enough of.

Any industry or organization can benefit – indeed, thrive – by adding generalists to the mix.

Link & Leap - generating ideas

Mix & Match - connecting people

Generalists are important at observing everything and seeking out a particular something that is most relevant for specialists to pursue. A generalist is a divergent thinker who is in touch with a large realm of possibilities.

Nothing can substitute for depth of analysis, and there's proven value in specialization – it's what education, career paths, scientific research, and technological innovation are built on – but generalism is a secret talent.

People who appreciate diversity, who are in the know about the wider world and who understand how things interact are... See more