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	<title>Comments on: Generalist or Specialist</title>
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	<description>Hilda Davies, an Oracle Data Architect, based in London, UK.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Nigel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have so many questions and comments about this interesting blog that I don't know where to start. 

So I will just post one.

&lt;blockquote cite="Generalists do not drive innovation and long-term results, specialists do"&gt;

Innovation requires collaboration between previously disconnected areas of expertise. Either across the business ( silo breakdown ) or outside it. There is simply no other way to innovate. 

This requires the kind of thought provoking juxtaposition of specialists that normally only a generalist can orchestrate. 

SO although I accept that expert level ideas need experts - you cant innovate if you just hide in your expert shell.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have so many questions and comments about this interesting blog that I don&#8217;t know where to start. </p>
<p>So I will just post one.</p>
<blockquote cite="Generalists do not drive innovation and long-term results, specialists do">
<p>Innovation requires collaboration between previously disconnected areas of expertise. Either across the business ( silo breakdown ) or outside it. There is simply no other way to innovate. </p>
<p>This requires the kind of thought provoking juxtaposition of specialists that normally only a generalist can orchestrate. </p>
<p>SO although I accept that expert level ideas need experts - you cant innovate if you just hide in your expert shell.</p></blockquote>
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