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Any institution that thrives on curiosity and exploration must embrace the role of the edge case.
arbesman.substack.com • ☞ Outlier Roles in Venture Capital (and other Organizations)
I think these roles point to something a bit broader: the need for more generalist, or at least outlier, roles in organizations.
arbesman.substack.com • ☞ Outlier Roles in Venture Capital (and other Organizations)
Power Laws in Culture
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Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies
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Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Life
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These positions require a more generalist perspective, as well an organization that is willing to embrace an outlier as a legitimate role.
arbesman.substack.com • ☞ Outlier Roles in Venture Capital (and other Organizations)
as cities grow and their networks evolve, the area or volume of the networks needed to keep them functionally connected tends to become smaller on a per capita basis. For example, in larger cities more people can share the same bus or segment of road or sewer pipe.