- In [[Generalists are selected when evaluated by sum]], I wrote that if you want to adopt a specialist, you should not select him or her by summing the scores of several judges.
- [[Niche Top Strategy for Cross-fertilization]] wrote about how multiple specialties can create value through cross-fertilization.
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The former is a phenomenon that in two dimensional standard normal distribution, Mr. B is chosen over Mr. A, who is the sharpest in the total score.
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The latter is not the case.
- Especially when the axis is widely known, many people will apply optimization in the direction of that axis
- Then people will be distributed thickly around the axis.
- The mixing area becomes a blank space.
- Under these circumstances.
- A, with his keen ability, is of course valuable.
- Talk about comparing B and C.
- Mr. C with average ability on X-axis
- Mr. B, who is inferior to Mr. C on the x-axis but has moderate ability on the y-axis
- In a comparison of the two, Mr. B tends to win in business terms.
- While Mr. B can promote the value of “bridging the X and Y axes”, Mr. C cannot.
- Mr. C tries to appeal his ability on the X axis, but that’s average, so he can’t use it as a point of appeal.
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The statistically natural hypothesis is the former figure, where the X and Y axes are independently normally distributed, but observing reality, the latter is more plausible.
- Why is that?
- normal distribution Is it funny that I think it is?
- Even in situations where it is reasonable to invest in the second axis, many people seem to stick to the first axis to which they are accustomed - Better off investing in a new S-curve.
- Why does it happen?
- Why is that?
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