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Creating dream teams by resurrecting the generalist | André Klopfenstein | TEDxBasel


children’s are my most significant

children’s are my most significant audience said Jean tangley a well-known

audience said Jean tangley a well-known

audience said Jean tangley a well-known artist from Basel who pioneered kinetic

artist from Basel who pioneered kinetic

artist from Basel who pioneered kinetic art he fascinated and inspired me as a

art he fascinated and inspired me as a

art he fascinated and inspired me as a boy but also as a young mechanical

boy but also as a young mechanical

boy but also as a young mechanical engineer and even today as a

engineer and even today as a

engineer and even today as a professional inventor this mainly

professional inventor this mainly

professional inventor this mainly because he was a free-spirited artist

because he was a free-spirited artist

because he was a free-spirited artist who combined different technique and

who combined different technique and

who combined different technique and material who was surprising and

material who was surprising and

material who was surprising and appreciated by man people of all

appreciated by man people of all

appreciated by man people of all generations it is remarkable that it was

generations it is remarkable that it was

generations it is remarkable that it was so important to him to know how children

so important to him to know how children

so important to him to know how children interact with his art because at that

interact with his art because at that

interact with his art because at that age our way of thinking is so open not

age our way of thinking is so open not

age our way of thinking is so open not judgmental and full of fantasy every

judgmental and full of fantasy every

judgmental and full of fantasy every action is playful experimental and

action is playful experimental and

action is playful experimental and unlimited we are never so close to be

unlimited we are never so close to be

unlimited we are never so close to be geniuses than as a kid Tyga Lee embodied

geniuses than as a kid Tyga Lee embodied

geniuses than as a kid Tyga Lee embodied this creative openness which I consider

this creative openness which I consider

this creative openness which I consider as the most important quality if we want

as the most important quality if we want

as the most important quality if we want to come up with truly new idea we need

to come up with truly new idea we need

to come up with truly new idea we need more such type of generalists if we want

more such type of generalists if we want

more such type of generalists if we want to make real innovation possible and I

to make real innovation possible and I

to make real innovation possible and I believe more than ever in the art of

believe more than ever in the art of

believe more than ever in the art of setting up dream teams a smart

setting up dream teams a smart

setting up dream teams a smart combination of generalists and

combination of generalists and

combination of generalists and specialists unfortunately the education

specialists unfortunately the education

specialists unfortunately the education system and most probably our brain

system and most probably our brain

system and most probably our brain itself tends to specialization which

itself tends to specialization which

itself tends to specialization which leads to a massive undervaluation

leads to a massive undervaluation

leads to a massive undervaluation and lack of generalists we are facing

and lack of generalists we are facing

and lack of generalists we are facing today just let’s go

today just let’s go

today just let’s go for a minute – Renaissance at that time

for a minute – Renaissance at that time

for a minute – Renaissance at that time it existed a limited number of knowledge

it existed a limited number of knowledge

it existed a limited number of knowledge area with manageable know-how level a

area with manageable know-how level a

area with manageable know-how level a universal genius like Leonardo da Vinci

universal genius like Leonardo da Vinci

universal genius like Leonardo da Vinci master nearly all of them if I had to

master nearly all of them if I had to

master nearly all of them if I had to compare his brain power capacity with

compare his brain power capacity with

compare his brain power capacity with the know-how available at that time I

the know-how available at that time I

the know-how available at that time I would draw a tee like that but since

would draw a tee like that but since

would draw a tee like that but since Renaissance we had a strong increase of

Renaissance we had a strong increase of

Renaissance we had a strong increase of knowledge area and the knowledge within

knowledge area and the knowledge within

knowledge area and the knowledge within each area has simply exploded

each area has simply exploded

each area has simply exploded on the other hand our brain power

on the other hand our brain power

on the other hand our brain power capacity has significantly changed in

capacity has significantly changed in

capacity has significantly changed in the last 500 years therefore we have to

the last 500 years therefore we have to

the last 500 years therefore we have to decide in which direction we want to

decide in which direction we want to

decide in which direction we want to develop our own brain structure either

develop our own brain structure either

develop our own brain structure either as a specialist with the really deep

as a specialist with the really deep

as a specialist with the really deep know-how but in a very limited number of

know-how but in a very limited number of

know-how but in a very limited number of areas or as a generalist with a broad

areas or as a generalist with a broad

areas or as a generalist with a broad knowledge but at the very limited level

knowledge but at the very limited level

knowledge but at the very limited level per area one thing is for sure as we can

per area one thing is for sure as we can

per area one thing is for sure as we can be universal geniuses and master all

be universal geniuses and master all

be universal geniuses and master all knowledge in all area we have to team up

knowledge in all area we have to team up

knowledge in all area we have to team up combine knowledge field and expertise

combine knowledge field and expertise

combine knowledge field and expertise which means we have to multiply our

which means we have to multiply our

which means we have to multiply our brain power within green teams setting

brain power within green teams setting

brain power within green teams setting up a dream team is an art but I can tell

up a dream team is an art but I can tell

up a dream team is an art but I can tell you it works and suddenly it becomes an

you it works and suddenly it becomes an

you it works and suddenly it becomes an exponential multiplication of brain

exponential multiplication of brain

exponential multiplication of brain power just like it was the case for

power just like it was the case for

power just like it was the case for Marcel and Laura my closest business

Marcel and Laura my closest business

Marcel and Laura my closest business partner since more than 20 years they

partner since more than 20 years they

partner since more than 20 years they invented wood welding a disruptive

invented wood welding a disruptive

invented wood welding a disruptive connection technology for porous

connection technology for porous

connection technology for porous material Laura was a young at when they

material Laura was a young at when they

material Laura was a young at when they met in 1996 Laura was a young wood

met in 1996 Laura was a young wood

met in 1996 Laura was a young wood engineer with the background as all

engineer with the background as all

engineer with the background as all builder he was also a musician and the

builder he was also a musician and the

builder he was also a musician and the mountain guide Marcel was more into

mountain guide Marcel was more into

mountain guide Marcel was more into entrepreneurship and economics

entrepreneurship and economics

entrepreneurship and economics with a background as watchmaker engineer

with a background as watchmaker engineer

with a background as watchmaker engineer Marcel started to think about how could

Marcel started to think about how could

Marcel started to think about how could we reduce the process time and increase

we reduce the process time and increase

we reduce the process time and increase the quality when we want to connect good

the quality when we want to connect good

the quality when we want to connect good parts together as a watchmaker he knew a

parts together as a watchmaker he knew a

parts together as a watchmaker he knew a bit about ultrasound welding that wasn’t

bit about ultrasound welding that wasn’t

bit about ultrasound welding that wasn’t used in wood yet but Laura as a musician

used in wood yet but Laura as a musician

used in wood yet but Laura as a musician knew also that already Stradivarius in

knew also that already Stradivarius in

knew also that already Stradivarius in the 17th century was able to create

the 17th century was able to create

the 17th century was able to create high-quality instrument simply with glue

high-quality instrument simply with glue

high-quality instrument simply with glue strongly inspired how the roots of a

strongly inspired how the roots of a

strongly inspired how the roots of a tree makes this kind of fractal

tree makes this kind of fractal

tree makes this kind of fractal connections in all kind of soil they

connections in all kind of soil they

connections in all kind of soil they developed over few years their own

developed over few years their own

developed over few years their own method of welding wood parts together

method of welding wood parts together

method of welding wood parts together with ultrasound in less than a second

with ultrasound in less than a second

with ultrasound in less than a second a revolution believe me but they had to

a revolution believe me but they had to

a revolution believe me but they had to learn that no specialists within the

learn that no specialists within the

learn that no specialists within the wood and furniture industry believed in

wood and furniture industry believed in

wood and furniture industry believed in it at that time so they decided to look

it at that time so they decided to look

it at that time so they decided to look and explore other areas and made further

and explore other areas and made further

and explore other areas and made further tests with all kind of other porous

tests with all kind of other porous

tests with all kind of other porous material in 2001 when they showed for

material in 2001 when they showed for

material in 2001 when they showed for the first time their ball welding tests

the first time their ball welding tests

the first time their ball welding tests to a physician he told them straight

to a physician he told them straight

to a physician he told them straight away your method is useless it will

away your method is useless it will

away your method is useless it will create necrosis and it will never ever

create necrosis and it will never ever

create necrosis and it will never ever work but Marcel and Lauren kept going

work but Marcel and Lauren kept going

work but Marcel and Lauren kept going made further tests and the great

made further tests and the great

made further tests and the great breakthrough happened in 205 when the

breakthrough happened in 205 when the

breakthrough happened in 205 when the first child with a connected fontanel at

first child with a connected fontanel at

first child with a connected fontanel at birth had surgery with bone welding it

birth had surgery with bone welding it

birth had surgery with bone welding it is an operation where you have to divide

is an operation where you have to divide

is an operation where you have to divide the upper part of the scale in several

the upper part of the scale in several

the upper part of the scale in several parts and reassemble it in a way that

parts and reassemble it in a way that

parts and reassemble it in a way that you can create space for the brain to

you can create space for the brain to

you can create space for the brain to grow

the operation time was / – no need of

the operation time was / – no need of certain operation because we could work

certain operation because we could work

certain operation because we could work with resorbable materials instead of

with resorbable materials instead of

with resorbable materials instead of titanium plates and today more than

titanium plates and today more than

titanium plates and today more than 20,000 children had surgery with their

20,000 children had surgery with their

20,000 children had surgery with their method but the most interesting thing

method but the most interesting thing

method but the most interesting thing that happened is that today the

that happened is that today the

that happened is that today the furniture industry is back because their

furniture industry is back because their

furniture industry is back because their specialists recognized that by proposing

specialists recognized that by proposing

specialists recognized that by proposing a smart connection solution with wood

a smart connection solution with wood

a smart connection solution with wood welding they can reduce massively the

welding they can reduce massively the

welding they can reduce massively the divorce rate due to such explosive due

divorce rate due to such explosive due

divorce rate due to such explosive due to such explosive situation when a

to such explosive situation when a

to such explosive situation when a couple tries to mount the Wardrobe on

couple tries to mount the Wardrobe on

couple tries to mount the Wardrobe on their own I won’t tell you if it’s the

their own I won’t tell you if it’s the

their own I won’t tell you if it’s the man or the woman who is right or not

man or the woman who is right or not

man or the woman who is right or not that’s your problem so what we can learn

that’s your problem so what we can learn

that’s your problem so what we can learn from Marcel and Nora story is that we

from Marcel and Nora story is that we

from Marcel and Nora story is that we have to believe in our dreams and

have to believe in our dreams and

have to believe in our dreams and intuition but even more important we can

intuition but even more important we can

intuition but even more important we can learn what the dream team is it is this

learn what the dream team is it is this

learn what the dream team is it is this continuous combination between broad

continuous combination between broad

continuous combination between broad vision and expertise of generalists and

vision and expertise of generalists and

vision and expertise of generalists and open-minded specialists working together

open-minded specialists working together

open-minded specialists working together specialists who stay humble

specialists who stay humble

specialists who stay humble despite their knowledge who share who

despite their knowledge who share who

despite their knowledge who share who exchanged who believes in the potential

exchanged who believes in the potential

exchanged who believes in the potential of generalists sounds easy doesn’t it

of generalists sounds easy doesn’t it

of generalists sounds easy doesn’t it but as a person working since smellier

but as a person working since smellier

but as a person working since smellier with innovation team i can tell you it

with innovation team i can tell you it

with innovation team i can tell you it is not first of all it was difficult to

is not first of all it was difficult to

is not first of all it was difficult to find generalists suddenly once you found

find generalists suddenly once you found

find generalists suddenly once you found them you will realize soon how

them you will realize soon how

them you will realize soon how complicated it is to make them work

complicated it is to make them work

complicated it is to make them work productively with specialists together

productively with specialists together

productively with specialists together as specialists can really be

as specialists can really be

as specialists can really be overstrained or even have a problem with

overstrained or even have a problem with

overstrained or even have a problem with really new solution knowledge can

really new solution knowledge can

really new solution knowledge can sometimes limit the intelligence

sometimes limit the intelligence

sometimes limit the intelligence if we go back too tangly we have to

if we go back too tangly we have to

if we go back too tangly we have to remind also ourself that our children

remind also ourself that our children

remind also ourself that our children might be our most significant audience

might be our most significant audience

might be our most significant audience for now but soon there will be the one

for now but soon there will be the one

for now but soon there will be the one who will have to take off and take

who will have to take off and take

who will have to take off and take actions therefore repeat to your

actions therefore repeat to your

actions therefore repeat to your children and yourself the importance of

children and yourself the importance of

children and yourself the importance of continuously stretching the horizontal

continuously stretching the horizontal

continuously stretching the horizontal bar of your tea structure by developing

bar of your tea structure by developing

bar of your tea structure by developing generalist skills even if you have

generalist skills even if you have

generalist skills even if you have choosen the specialist path repeat to

choosen the specialist path repeat to

choosen the specialist path repeat to your children and yourself the

your children and yourself the

your children and yourself the importance of continuously multiplying

importance of continuously multiplying

importance of continuously multiplying your brain power in deemed even dream

your brain power in deemed even dream

your brain power in deemed even dream tips by recognizing the potential of

tips by recognizing the potential of

tips by recognizing the potential of ideas from others ultimately it is a key

ideas from others ultimately it is a key

ideas from others ultimately it is a key to a better world a world for specialist

to a better world a world for specialist

to a better world a world for specialist for generalist

for generalist

for generalist for dreamers for geniuses and a world

for dreamers for geniuses and a world

for dreamers for geniuses and a world for our children thank you

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