My background is software and computer system development, with an undergrad degree in computer science. When I completed an MBA degree at age 41, one of the most important things I learned was how to stop thinking like a computer scientist! (At age 54 I earned an MS in software engineering.)
When we are immersed in a field, we learn a way of thinking.
- A nurse’s education and training teaches how to think like a nurse.
- A lawyer learns how to think like a lawyer.
- A doctor learns how to think like a doctor.
- A veterinarian learns how to think like a veterinarian
- A creative writer learns how to think like a creative writer.
- An engineer learns how to think like an engineer.
In my world view, nearly every problem was seen as a problem needing software as a solution.
Earning an MBA taught me to view problems in a broader context, literally to see opportunities – rather than problems – and opportunities that could have many solutions (not just software!)
Study abroad, work abroad, living abroad or being born abroad, living abroad teaches one how to think globally.
Think. About. That.