generalism

Why do ideas need to be managed?

by Brian on 09-05-2007

in general

I should make my intentions for Open Conceptual a little more clear. It isn’t just a blog. This blog is sort of a seed from which (I hope) a more concrete enterprise may develop. For that to happen, I need other people to be involved (and for other people to become involved, I need to [...]

A recent discussion on David Armano’s blog, Logic + Emotion, has motivated me to clarify what I mean by “generalism.” The conversation was started by Dave Gray’s illustration of the “Generalist or Specialist” dichotomy, the key difference being that generalists “are best when defining the problem or goal” [I wouldn't change a word of that.] [...]