I eschew simplistic dichotomies for the most part but there's one that I've noticed that feels universal across different cultures, settings, scenarios, industries, domains
Two types of disposition :
The Complaint Conformist vs the Rebellious Radical
The former being people who strive for excellence in recreating and maintaining what exists and the latter who are always seeking for creating original alternatives.
The former is perpetually trying to assimilate and exemplify the norms of a system, to find their place in it and the latter is always looking for ways to break free from it to create their own
Side note : Just had an idea for a principle on running an innovative organization or any sort of group : always give a space for and care/cherish the dissenters
Their source of dissent can be a source of innovation
Their source of dissent is that site of incongruence, ones who spot it and make it explicit should be cherished.
If that principle is enacted in a productive way in an org, it could flourish
Dissent receptivity, that can be a good barometer to judge workplace culture
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