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Originally Posted by para transit fellow
Wow. I am shocked to learn that no one, other than engineers, uses a problem solving process ...
Frankly, I tire of the mystique of the engineering school graduate being the only person who can problem solve. I find that every profession involves significant problem solving skills.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...cial_ministers
We've had a veterinarian and a professor of political science as finance minister.
And Alberta's last round of large debt accumlation was under the watchful eye of Premier Getty
-an engineer by profession....
Truth is that every Premier has had to form cabinet out of the pool of mla's who got elected.
That might be why very few ministers of energy had any actual experience in oil patch. |
I'm not trying to exclude other professions. But I do think engineering, computer science, and other technical fields attract personalities that will focus on emotionless problem solving based on objective goals and data.
This type of personality diminishes as you leave technical fields.
Again painting with broad brushes here but it's not necessarily what is taught but it is the personality types and skill sets that are attracted to and enter these fields think differently then people in other fields.
In general people who seek public office probably shouldn't be in public office as its agenda driven people who cheer for their team that tend to excel.