The Mad Scientist
The mad scientist has highly original ideas. Some are pretty weird. Many of them won’t work. He really knows his stuff. He loves what he does. He works odd hours. He works best alone. He hates meetings. He has unusual hobbies. Being different is high on his set of values.
The caricature (and it is a caricature) is of a highly creative individual (and it is not necessarily a “he” or a “scientist”). Beyond the caricature are individuals who engage in radical thinking, the type that leads to breakthroughs. They will imagine new futures, open new paths. These people are very valuable assets for the organizations that accept and develop them.
