Comments on: I worry you’re not a deep thinker http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/ ... it's about public relations, marketing, retail quirks, government communications and oddities ... and written in Canada! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:10:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: How to set up an online monitoring system « PR Research http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/comment-page-1/#comment-56655 How to set up an online monitoring system « PR Research Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:39:18 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/#comment-56655 [...] Canuckflack brings up a good point: People are no longer deep thinkers anymore with the constant bombardment of information. Analysis and synthesis is secondary now to quantity and speed of information. [...] [...] Canuckflack brings up a good point: People are no longer deep thinkers anymore with the constant bombardment of information. Analysis and synthesis is secondary now to quantity and speed of information. [...]

]]> By: Michael Allison http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/comment-page-1/#comment-56378 Michael Allison Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:27:49 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/#comment-56378 Isn't that what tenured profs are for? Isn’t that what tenured profs are for?

]]> By: Podnosh Blog » Archive » The outriders of society… http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/comment-page-1/#comment-56349 Podnosh Blog » Archive » The outriders of society… Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:33:02 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/#comment-56349 [...] This extract on skating over ideas and invest in some deeper thinking comes from a speech to new graduates at The Pacific Northwest College of Art. Susan S Szenasy , editor of the Metropolis Magazine told the students: As artists and communication designers you can choose to be the outriders of society. Like the scouts in the old western films, you can be in the position of surveying the horizon and alerting the rest of us to the dangers and surprises ahead. But I worry about you. I worry that while you have evolved the use of your thumbs to work at phenomenal speeds, you are not as interested in developing the habits you need to accumulate knowledge, knowledge that can inform your vision as artists. I mean knowledge of the world—science, literature, and history—knowledge of the great contributions others are making or have made to our rich understanding of humanity and the earth which gives us life. It is not enough to find information instantly and use it opportunistically to support your argument. To be able to analyze and synthesize you need to delve deeply into a subject, build up your understanding incrementally, and own that knowledge. Own it, so you can call it up when you need it, without turning to your PDA, and use your amazing brain-power to interpret what you know when critical analysis is needed. What I’m asking of you is what I have always asked of myself: To be endlessly curious about everything, to search for facts when you need them, but more importantly, to search for ideas and meaning. Read a book, look at a building or a landscape, drink it all in—make it your own. For more read here. Hat tip to Canufluck. [...] [...] This extract on skating over ideas and invest in some deeper thinking comes from a speech to new graduates at The Pacific Northwest College of Art. Susan S Szenasy , editor of the Metropolis Magazine told the students: As artists and communication designers you can choose to be the outriders of society. Like the scouts in the old western films, you can be in the position of surveying the horizon and alerting the rest of us to the dangers and surprises ahead. But I worry about you. I worry that while you have evolved the use of your thumbs to work at phenomenal speeds, you are not as interested in developing the habits you need to accumulate knowledge, knowledge that can inform your vision as artists. I mean knowledge of the world—science, literature, and history—knowledge of the great contributions others are making or have made to our rich understanding of humanity and the earth which gives us life. It is not enough to find information instantly and use it opportunistically to support your argument. To be able to analyze and synthesize you need to delve deeply into a subject, build up your understanding incrementally, and own that knowledge. Own it, so you can call it up when you need it, without turning to your PDA, and use your amazing brain-power to interpret what you know when critical analysis is needed. What I’m asking of you is what I have always asked of myself: To be endlessly curious about everything, to search for facts when you need them, but more importantly, to search for ideas and meaning. Read a book, look at a building or a landscape, drink it all in—make it your own. For more read here. Hat tip to Canufluck. [...]

]]> By: Finalspin http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/comment-page-1/#comment-56346 Finalspin Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:26:09 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/#comment-56346 Read a book? It’s... getting... harder... can’t... concentrate. I wrote about it this week: http://finalspin.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/is-the-net-eating-your-brain/ Seriously, you’re right – we do get caught up in the moment-to-moment imperatives of the job. With time, I find one can draw on experience for deep knowledge, to a point. Young communicators hopping from one job to the next every six months often do not seem interested in knowledge and content. They are quick, agile specialists, or rather technicians. I try my best to help encourage, nurture and retain those who show more interest in the content behind the comm facade. Read a book? It’s… getting… harder… can’t… concentrate. I wrote about it this week: http://finalspin.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/is-the-net-eating-your-brain/

Seriously, you’re right – we do get caught up in the moment-to-moment imperatives of the job. With time, I find one can draw on experience for deep knowledge, to a point.
Young communicators hopping from one job to the next every six months often do not seem interested in knowledge and content. They are quick, agile specialists, or rather technicians. I try my best to help encourage, nurture and retain those who show more interest in the content behind the comm facade.

]]> By: Blogging on leadership » Blog Archive » The outriders of society… http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/comment-page-1/#comment-56339 Blogging on leadership » Blog Archive » The outriders of society… Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:55:12 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2008/06/27/i-worry-youre-not-a-deep-thinker/#comment-56339 [...] For more read here. Hat tip to Canufluck. [...] [...] For more read here. Hat tip to Canufluck. [...]

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