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Specialisation requires a stable environment with a low rate of change, generalists are needed when the rate of change is high. I think of myself as a generalis
by ggeorgovassilis 5y ago
Specialisation requires a stable environment with a low rate of change, generalists are needed when the rate of change is high. I think of myself as a generalist and chose, as commenter "schubb" suggested, an architect career with a focus on organisational transformation which has worked out well so far.
Specialisation can work in many, sometimes perpendicular, dimensions: are you a generalist only as far as technologies are concerned, but have specialised in an organisational skill (eg. project management or engineering leaderhship)? I'm asking because being a generalist in all domains (functional, organisational etc.) feels like stretching out too much.
- desertraven 5y agoI've seen this term architect pop up a few times here, and it seems not to be referring to building design. Can you give more insight into what an "architect" career is, and some examples? Thanks!
- ggeorgovassilis 5y agoThere are so many definitions that I settled on my own: everything that isn't done by some other specialist. This picture [1] from my blog [2] describes accurately how I feel about the job: [1] https://georgovassilis.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/f696f-architecture.png?w=640&h=480&zoom=2 https://georgovassilis.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/f696f-arc... [2] https://blog.georgovassilis.com/2015/12/26/defensive-software-architecture/ https://blog.georgovassilis.com/2015/12/26/defensive-softwar...