Some of the best technical thinkers I've met came from a liberal arts background. The exposure to a broad range of ideas from a variety of fields including both

Some of the best technical thinkers I've met came from a liberal arts background. The exposure to a broad range of ideas from a variety of fields including both the natural sciences, math, the social sciences, literature, etc., prepares a person to think about problems from a variety of perspectives, to think about the impacts of their decision making processes, etc. It's about mental flexibility, it's about being a cultured human being, it's about having a shared language and metaphors to enable one to better participate in society.