I’ll always remember my summer internship in Chicago. I was sitting in a conference room for a roundtable at Razorfish, a digital consulting agency. It’s where I got the advice that, without a doubt, shaped my career. The advice:
I love this story and how you managed to spot trends and build expertise around them.
I have a general aversion towards being an expert, however. I'm a generalist through and through; I like knowing many things, exploring unusual things and then combining them if it makes sense. My personality makes it hard for me to just focus on one thing. I used to think it used to be to my detriment, but now I think that regardless whether you are looking to become an expert or a generalist what matters is intentionality, curiosity, and persistence.
Thanks Camilo! Don't worry, the expert generalist is a thing too :) And much needed. But I hear you. I also agree with intentionality, curiosity, and persistence being very important for a fulfilling career.
I am trying to do this with an aspect of AI design now and love that you had a similar path - any chance I can get a link to some of those conversational design articles?
I love this story and how you managed to spot trends and build expertise around them.
I have a general aversion towards being an expert, however. I'm a generalist through and through; I like knowing many things, exploring unusual things and then combining them if it makes sense. My personality makes it hard for me to just focus on one thing. I used to think it used to be to my detriment, but now I think that regardless whether you are looking to become an expert or a generalist what matters is intentionality, curiosity, and persistence.
Great post!
Thanks Camilo! Don't worry, the expert generalist is a thing too :) And much needed. But I hear you. I also agree with intentionality, curiosity, and persistence being very important for a fulfilling career.
I am trying to do this with an aspect of AI design now and love that you had a similar path - any chance I can get a link to some of those conversational design articles?
That's awesome, Todd! There's so much cool work being done with AI.