The NeoGeneralist: Where You Go Is Who You Are

Have You Encountered Difficulties Describing What You Do To Other People? Have You Ever Labelled Yourself In Order To Be Understood? Is There A Difference In The Way That A Generalist And A Specialist Can Stay Relevant? If You Had To Design An Approach To Education Fit For The Twenty-First Century, What Would It Look Like? How Do You Live A Life Of Meaning If You Live In More Than One World? During An Era Still Dominated By Hyperspecialism And Experts With The One Right Answer, The Neo-Generalist Defies Easy Classification. They Are Tricksters Who Traverse Multiple Domains, Living Between Categories And Labels. Encompassing Rather Than Rejecting, The Neo-Generalist Is Both Specialist And Generalist; A Restless Multidisciplinarian Who Is Forever Learning. The Neo-Generalist Brings Together Diverse People, Synthesising Ideas And Practice, Addressing The Big Issues That Confront Us In Order To Shape A Better Future. They Are Curious, Responsive, Connective. In The Neo-Generalist, Kenneth Mikkelsen And Richard Martin Examine What It Is Like To Be In Frequent Motion On The Specialist-Generalist Continuum. To Illustrate Their Idea, They Draw On Stories From Numerous Disciplines And Cultures; From Business, Art, Science, Education, Activism And Sport. In So Doing, They Explore The Characteristics And Behaviours Of Individuals Who Give Expression To Their Neo-Generalism, Highlighting The Social And Organizational Benefits They Enable. These Are Border-Crossing Leaders, Innovators, Creators And Explorers Who Are Already Stewarding TomorrowS World.