Details matter, but it’s important not to be so focused on the details that you miss out on recognizing the patterns.
Being overly detail-oriented can lead to nearsightedness when it comes to innovation strategy.
Pattern recognition is a powerful, strategic, and often overlooked skill that is crucial to long-term success.
You have to step back from the details so you can see the bigger picture: the regularities, the irregularities, the repetitions, the interactions, the connections, the rhythm, the rhymes, and the outliers.
Getting good at recognizing existing and emerging patterns can lead to new discoveries, breakthrough ideas, and innovation opportunities. You can fill in the details from there.
“The best thing we have going for us is our intelligence, especially pattern recognition, sharpened over eons of evolution.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
