Know when to bridge big picture thinking with tactical checklist and advice and training. Here is why...
Big Picture Thinking Vs. Linear Thinking
The big picture thinking equals vision.
The linear thinking equals execution and clarity.
The big picture thinking allows for non-linear, unconventional, non-intuitive connections. AKA innovation.
Linear thinking allows for speed, measurement, processes, and optimization.
Assessment
Are you good at 1 but not the other?
Does Big Picture thinking take an extremely long time for you?
Can you do linear thinking but it takes awhile for you to do it?
How do I know if I am a linear thinker or big picture thinker?
You may know you are a big-picture thinker when:
You may know you are a linear thinker when you like:
The one that you can do with speed a natural disposition is the one that you have a greater propensity for.
That is not to say that you shouldn't practice the other one. It is to say that you shouldn't bet the house or the farm on your ability to do the opposite of your natural propensity.
The Killer Combination
If you can have the vision and you know how to break down the bridge in so others can work on it with you then you have a true gift. Because it's usually one or the other but rarely both.
Good news is that you can train both.
Big Picture Thinking Vs. Linear Thinking
The big picture thinking equals vision.
The linear thinking equals execution and clarity.
The big picture thinking allows for non-linear, unconventional, non-intuitive connections. AKA innovation.
Linear thinking allows for speed, measurement, processes, and optimization.
Assessment
Are you good at 1 but not the other?
Does Big Picture thinking take an extremely long time for you?
Can you do linear thinking but it takes awhile for you to do it?
How do I know if I am a linear thinker or big picture thinker?
You may know you are a big-picture thinker when:
You may know you are a linear thinker when you like:
- a "systematic" way of approaching things
- "ducks in a row"
- things in "a line"
The one that you can do with speed a natural disposition is the one that you have a greater propensity for.
That is not to say that you shouldn't practice the other one. It is to say that you shouldn't bet the house or the farm on your ability to do the opposite of your natural propensity.
The Killer Combination
If you can have the vision and you know how to break down the bridge in so others can work on it with you then you have a true gift. Because it's usually one or the other but rarely both.
Good news is that you can train both.