The three paragraphs on this page at gigaom offer a variety. Work in the Conceptual of links leading to some great posts touching on various aspects of generalism and work. As the intro lines state: “‘Big-picture thinking and inventiveness are going to be the key to professional success in a new “conceptual age.’ In a series of posts over at WebWorkerDaily, Imran Ali has been musing on the type of work that we might be doing in the future, the skills that will be required, and the type of teams we might be welcome to fixed-term deposits and investments working in.” (Hat tip to augustdiva!)
Separate but related – work in the conceptual age – is this TED Talk by Dan Pink. He speaks about how to motivate workers and how rewards for task-oriented people need to be one thing and rewards for creative people needs to be another.
Well, it’s certainly been a while since my last post. Yikes Work in the Conceptual
I used to hold to a pretty steady and disciplined whatsapp number list regimen. Of about three posts a week—even long after that new blog smell faded away. But I’ve slowed over the last year—obviously—for, I suppose. A variety of fairly typical reasons: blog fatigue, twitter distraction (@shardy12), info overload, very busy and engaging day job. Little time to tap out anything worth reading (like now. And even some (happy) recognition that the generalist mantra which I felt was so under-represented several years ago is alive. Well, and thriving widely these days.
Cheers to that, creative generalists! Work in the Conceptual
Still, I miss the blog (and especially those of you email data I’ve met through it) and intend to keep. With it – even if it means a bit more of a quiet period while I re-imagine it and carve out the right time to post. (how I admire those who blog often, thoughtfully, and thoroughly.) so, basically. All this is is really just the equivalent of a radar ping – to show that I’m still swimming. Around this big digital ocean even if I haven’t called in for a while. Back soon.