“The world is awash in complexity. Nearly every decision we make is uncertain. There is no one way to look at uncertainty. There are as many ways of seeing, experiencing and representing problems as there are people. Each person, in turn, brings their own mental models.
(中略)
Integrators attempt to hold two, often contradictory, ways of seeing the world. Rather than fearing the ensuing tension they embrace it.
This is reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who said:
言わなくてもわかるモノカルチャーの中はなんといっても楽だし、なにか極めるにはいい環境だと思うけれど、衝突するのを避けることにばかり気を使っていると新しいアイディアは出てきにくい。The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless yet be determined to make them otherwise.”
バイ(マルチ)カルチャーの中にいると、見聞きすることが、今まで学んできたことと相いれないとか交錯しあうって当たり前。同時に相反する考えを持ちつつ事を進めていくのは日常のこと。
自分の頭のなかで、いろんな意見が火花を散らせられたら、行き詰ることも少ないだろうし、斬新なアイディアが飛び出しやすい環境ができるんじゃないかと思う。
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