Expert Generalist Institute

Our thesis / In brief

The advantage between fields.

Some people do their deepest work between categories. They need competence visible in the work, depth earned over time and range that survives contact with another field.

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One thread. Several fields.

The central claim

Not breadth alone.
Depth that travels.

Competence is the foundation. Depth comes from sustained work. Range is demonstrated when a method, standard or insight crosses a boundary and still changes something real.

Four movements

What we look for.

  1. 01 / Competence

    Visible in the work.

    The ability to do real work to a discernible standard, however it was learned.

  2. 02 / Depth

    Earned over time.

    Sustained engagement that reveals constraints, trade-offs, failure modes and limits.

  3. 03 / Range

    Tested elsewhere.

    A way of seeing put to work against another field's actual constraints.

  4. 04 / Continuity

    Followed over time.

    Attention that returns to the attempt and learns from what really happened.

The full argument

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The complete thesis and our continuing notes live there.