Reading Context, Computing Content

The Value of Scalable Learning, Or How a Hardcore Geek Became a Softy | Big Think Edge | Big Think: "Math and physics wiz John Seely Brown realized at a young age that being able to compute complex things in his head "didn't really matter." That may seem surprising, considering that Brown's first job was a bookie, a profession that is all about numbers. And yet, Brown learned that it was more important to read the people approaching him, and to be able to determine, for instance, who might be out to cheat him. Reading context, not just computing content, was one of the skills that Brown explored in his recent commencement address at Singapore Management University."

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