What makes you think generalists have to be superficial? In our age of overspecialized “experts” we desperately need generalists with the ability to integrate information from multiple disciplines.
What makes you think generalists have to be superficial? In our age of overspecialized “experts” we desperately need generalists with the ability to integrate information from multiple disciplines.
Huge amen. Furthermore one notices that people can be highly trained and intelligent in their field, use best practices that others approve of, and yet fail to realize what they're doing does not actually work well.
I work in the field of STEM/STEAM education, viewed primarily through the lens of engineering. We sometimes talk about the need to create a “T-shaped engineer”. What we mean by that is someone who has a broad understanding of many subjects, while also having a significant depth of knowledge in specific area(s). In engineering, and in much of society, new information is becoming available so quickly we must all be continuous learners, able to integrate societal, economic, and technical considerations when thinking about a subject.
Couldn't agree more. The trend toward specialization, especially in medicine, references an 18th century mechanistic view of the huuman body which Chinese Traditional Medicine practitioners have known for centuries makes no sense whatsoever.
What makes you think generalists have to be superficial? In our age of overspecialized “experts” we desperately need generalists with the ability to integrate information from multiple disciplines.
Huge amen. Furthermore one notices that people can be highly trained and intelligent in their field, use best practices that others approve of, and yet fail to realize what they're doing does not actually work well.
I work in the field of STEM/STEAM education, viewed primarily through the lens of engineering. We sometimes talk about the need to create a “T-shaped engineer”. What we mean by that is someone who has a broad understanding of many subjects, while also having a significant depth of knowledge in specific area(s). In engineering, and in much of society, new information is becoming available so quickly we must all be continuous learners, able to integrate societal, economic, and technical considerations when thinking about a subject.
Couldn't agree more. The trend toward specialization, especially in medicine, references an 18th century mechanistic view of the huuman body which Chinese Traditional Medicine practitioners have known for centuries makes no sense whatsoever.
Folks forget the Latin roots of the word university and why the institution had that name in the first place.
Wow that’s deep. Do you mind explaining a little more about this?
Read The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk.
Agree.