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Yeah, that's really the direction to look in--the people themselves, what they're expressing in their way of work, and how they perceive their value. I used to
by themodelplumber 5y ago
Yeah, that's really the direction to look in--the people themselves, what they're expressing in their way of work, and how they perceive their value.
I used to do some psychometric testing for work and was mentored about "tech people" in terms of their/our psychology. When most people sort themselves by interest, they indicate a preference against technology, which can also be described as "novel organizations of things." But they also indicate against tech by indicating pro-other-stuff interests.
So you can still find lots of offices full of non-tech people where people are organized, but using yesteryear's tech, i.e. yesterday's organizations of things. Plus they are using their other strengths.
From a tech POV though, that inclusive view of others' strengths is sometimes overlooked, and it's an unfortunate truth that the tech-wise are somewhat naturally blinded to others' preferred leverage points in doing business.
For example, the ability to give responsive, personal customer service. That service may involve some tech people, but the person giving the service may be at a significant advantage if they don't have a tech background, and have some improvisational or emotional-spectrum talent, or other reasonable problem-solving tools where tech would otherwise fill the skill gap.
I always thought it was interesting stuff...