I think you overestimate how not widespread these ideas are outside of your circle. I work for a well known tech company with fairly high hiring standards, and people who think on this level are yet to be found (a drop in the bucket).
I think Scott Page particularly does not try to market this as a “his new discovery”—he traces a lot to advanced thinkers in other disciplines (e.g. Schelling)
This is a “course” with intention to teach these ideas to a greater extent than reading a book would.
I resisted down-voting the above out of general respect for you, but it’s basically a tirade. Just pointing this out.
Valid points—I was probably mostly expressing my disappointment with some aspects of “Thinking in Systems” (which was still a good book overall). So “tirade” seems right, though I honestly would like to know if other people have the same impression, or have a better explanation for overlapping fields with unclear names.
Few things I want to point out:
I think you overestimate how not widespread these ideas are outside of your circle. I work for a well known tech company with fairly high hiring standards, and people who think on this level are yet to be found (a drop in the bucket).
I think Scott Page particularly does not try to market this as a “his new discovery”—he traces a lot to advanced thinkers in other disciplines (e.g. Schelling)
This is a “course” with intention to teach these ideas to a greater extent than reading a book would.
I resisted down-voting the above out of general respect for you, but it’s basically a tirade. Just pointing this out.
Valid points—I was probably mostly expressing my disappointment with some aspects of “Thinking in Systems” (which was still a good book overall). So “tirade” seems right, though I honestly would like to know if other people have the same impression, or have a better explanation for overlapping fields with unclear names.