They have and continuously nurture a broad, expansive worldview, while at the same time pursuing deep expertise in multiple disciplines.

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Rather than approaching study by considering individual disciplines such as finance, marketing and accounting, the course uses a series of modules which draw information from multiple disciplines.

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He and his team, a 65-person staff and cadre of consultants globally, create collaboratively across multiple disciplines to connect each and every facet of design to the user experience.

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Whatever the reasons, the stress on multiple disciplines, on crediting what people already know and moving people through new learning quickly, and on teaching something within the context of its relevance are all good ideas.

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Their familiarity with and interest in technology will bolster the need to have leaders in multiple disciplines who appreciate technology, and perhaps have had a role in an IT department or in a technical discipline of some sort.

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But innovation in the 21st century demands a new generation of powerful leaders, those who can transcend this old model and be both generalist and specialist across multiple, varied disciplines, at the same time.

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Consider the example of the Nano car developed by TATA motors which required multiple innovations in technology as well as cross-functional teams working on different engineering disciplines to come together to solve complex issues and provide solutions while at the same time meeting the targeted price point.

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