The ‘and’ way and the ‘but’ way

From the stellingen for the dissertation of Renata Guizzardi:

There are two distinct ways to collaborate with someone one their research work: the ‘and’ way and the ‘but’ way. In the ‘and’ way, one focuses on the positive aspects of the ideas being presented, adding new insights on top of them. Conversely, in the ‘but’ way, one identifies the limitations of the proposed ideas, focusing solely on negative aspects. Although both ways are valid, there is a risk in taking the ‘but’ strategy, since looking at the obstacles before an idea is sufficiently mature may lead to a creativity block.

So easy to recognise :)

Archived version of this entry is available at http://blog.mathemagenic.com/2006/02/10.html#a1732; comments are here.

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