Creative Generalist is an outpost for curious divergent thinkers who appreciate new ideas from a wide mix of sources. Completely random and updated regularly, inspiration drawn from - and relevant to - the larger creative world.
This blog is curated by Steve,
a creative generalist in Montreal.
"Broad Thinking Leads to Big Ideas"
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A Creative Generalist, as I see it, is that ideal state between deep specialized innovation and diverse wide-ranging ideation. Specialist and generalist activities both require considerable smarts and ingenuity. And the best fireworks are generated when the two approaches are somehow blended--in either an individual's mindset or in an organization's structure--and arranged to work together in concert.
