One of the old definitions of an expert (or consultant) is someone who
is 25 miles away from home. I've found from my knowledge acquisition
studies that such outsiders can ask the stupid questions because they
are not part of the local tribe that knows (believes) it's stupid. A
bit like the honeymoon period you get when you start a new job.
Mike Agar, you are probably very familiar with this phenomenon as an
ethnographer?
Thanks
Robert
Phil Henshaw wrote:
Peter,
I like your sig, but maybe you could add, "knowing when to ask the
stupid questions". So many people don't ask about what they surely
think they should already know, and so never get to look behind the
unexpected things marked 'door'.
......
Trubble is -- how the hell do you know it's BS -- if you
don't know already!!
Peter Lissaman, Da Vinci Ventures
Expertise is not knowing everything, but knowing what to look for.
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