Concerning knowledge, on the one hand, one needs to know enough about a filed to move it forward. One cannot move beyond a field if one doesn't know where it is. On the other hand, knowledge about a field can result in a closed and entrenched pespective, confining a person to the way in which he or she has seen problems in the past. Thus, one needs to decide to use one's past knowledge, but also decide not to let the knowledge become a hindrance rather than help. ( page 108).
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Dilemma of the Day
Robert J. Sternberg. Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized. 2003. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. UK.
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Very good point. I've found that in certain situations knowledge can be a disadvantage and can curb exploratory work and creativity, especially if people cannot switch perspectives and cannot think in time and space. Knowledge is considered as power and often people feel powerless when they cannot refer to their knowledge.....and this is not a comfortable feeling for many people (when we realize that we're moving out of the comfort zone...). Thus we have sometimes a hard time to have open and constructive discussions where certain perspectives need to be explored.
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