"The fox knows Many Things, to the hedgehog knows one big thing." - metaphor is developed by Isaiah Berlin in his book The hedgehog and the fox, which is based on Daniel H. Pink to describe the role of our cerebral hemispheres.
the way, hello everyone and welcome, this is my blog! You'll find things that seem interesting and I invite you to respond and share with me what you think is relevant in your meetings, your reading, your interests ... Now back to our fox!
The fox is the left-brainer: analytical, logical and rational, he sees the details and not synthesis. The hedgehog, which represents the right-brainer, is instinctive, it perceives the emotions and will see the "big picture", the situation in its entirety rather than the details.
The thesis develops Daniel H. Pink is that we pass the information age, dominated by the fox, the Conceptual Age, which saw the advent of the hedgehog. Note from blogger
: no, the future clearly does not lack spice.
Because of material abundance, which develops in us more than non-material needs (yes, really), because of globalization, which generates equally efficient competitors and we are cheaper across the globe and because of the power of current technologies that replace some analytical work, the values that will weigh on the future job market will be radically different those of today.
then less will be valued knowledge workers: lawyers, doctors, engineers and managers in business (sorry, 90% of readers of this blog), which have the ability to apply theoretical knowledge and analytical methods for the benefit of people skills with "high concept" and "high touch".
High concept: those who have the ability to identify patterns (economic or otherwise) and opportunities to tell a story, combining two seemingly unrelated things into something new ...
High touch: those which are capable of experiencing empathy for others, understand the intricacies of human relationships, communicate to others the joy ...
I am totally persuaded by his speech and well put together! If you're curious pick up the book is well researched and enjoyable read - I also invite you to tell me what you think. And soon for an evening Foxes vs. Hedgehogs
... Happy reading!
A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink
http://www.amazon.fr/Whole-New-Mind-Right-Brainers-Future/dp/1594481717/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=english-books&qid=1275090181&sr=8 -1
