Synthesizers
In a world desperate for systems thinking, people who can span disciplines, cross boundaries and spot synergies will thrive. The remarkable biologist E.O. Wilson called these people synthesizers. They are all the more important because, as Wilson observed, ‘we are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom’. Synthesizers have three essential characteristics: 1) they are open-minded, which means they are able listen to others, especially those they disagree with; 2) they are unifiers, since they search for common ground and trace the hidden connections; and 3) they are innovators, since creativity comes from novel combinations of seemingly disparate fields.
— Wayne Visser
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