Multipotentiality
label: Multipotencialita @cs
hypernym: Term
text: In the modern world, where a very common job might require someone to be a social-media expert, public speaker, writer and data analyst, the polymath wins and the deep subject-matter expert is relegated to a back corner to be used as a resource for others. As an investor, if I were going to pick the perfect team, it would be a group of rock-star polymaths with a single subject matter expert as a resource.
label: Multipotenzialità @it
label: Multipotentialité @fr
subject: Category:Giftedness
source: Time Enough for Love
text: A multipotentialite is someone with many interests and creative pursuits. Although multipotentialite is a modern term, the idea of someone with many passions is not new. Any student of history often hears mention of polymaths or Renaissance people. Multipotentialites have, indeed, existed as long as human societies. While the strengths of multipotentialites are not always appreciated in post-industrial capitalist societies, there have been times throughout history when being well-versed in multiple disciplines was considered the ideal. And, of course, multipotentiality is highly valued in certain spaces, contexts and cultures today. When multipotentialites are supported and encouraged to embrace their diverse skills and experiences, they're able to tap into their super powers: idea synthesis, rapid learning, adaptability, big picture thinking, relating to and translating between different types of people, "languages", and modes of thought. The ability to draw from and integrate a range of diverse ideas makes multipotentialites particularly well-suited to solving complex, multifactorial problems. And, their unconventional backgrounds help them develop unique voices and contribute fresh perspectives wherever they go.
text: Multipotentiality is the state of having many exceptional talents, any one or more of which could make for a great career for that person.
source: Education Week
author: Jake Chapman
author: Tamara Fisher
source: In Specialization, Polymaths And The Pareto Principle In A Convergence Economy
description: característica psicológica de destaque em múltiplos campos disciplinares @pt
subject: Category:Educational psychology
label: تعدد الإمكانيات @ar
source: Terminology, Puttylike
description: Capacità di eccellere in due o più campi differenti @it
label: Мультипотенціаліст @uk
author: Robert A. Heinlein
description: الشخص الذي يتمتع بإهتمامات في اكثر من مجال ويتقنها @ar
description: ability and preference of a person, particularly one of strong intellectual or artistic curiosity, to excel in two or more different fields
description: schopnost a preference člověka, zejména takového s vyšší inteligencí nebo se zvýšenou uměleckou zvědavostí, vyniknout ve dvou nebo více různých oborech @cs
text: Economists tell us that the history of human labor is one of continually increasing specialization. In the days of the hunter-gatherer, every member of the tribe would have been expected to command some degree of proficiency with each task. As we progressed along the economic continuum from hunter-gatherer through agrarian and industrial and now into post-industrial economies, the labor force has become more fragmented, with workers having more and more specialized skill sets. ... Historically, specialization has been a path to prosperity. Although specialization has certain economic advantages, in the era of technological convergence, well-educated generalists will be those who are the most valuable. It is time for a renaissance of the "Renaissance Man". ... The Renaissance thinkers recognized both the potential of individuals as well as the enormous value to being well-rounded. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way the idea of someone who dabbled in many fields lost its cultural appeal and we began to praise those who sought deep subject matter expertise. We now live in a world where distinctions between formerly separate industries are breaking down and the real opportunities for growth are where those industries intersect. Harnessing these 21st-century opportunities will require people who are "jacks of all trades, masters of none", or, perhaps more accurately, master polymaths.
author: Emilie Wapnick
text: A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
label: Multipotencialidade @pt