1. Learn widely

1. 广泛的学习

The best innovators have a base of knowledge that is both broad and deep. They start with an area of expertise that they deeply understand. They have a lot of causal knowledge, meaning that they are good at answering the question, "Why?" particularly in their core area of expertise. They understand both the big picture in that area of work as well as the fine details of how things work. To keep up with developments in their area of expertise, they are constantly learning more by reading, attending lectures, and engaging in discussions with other experts.

出色的革新者都有广泛而深厚的知识基础。他们先从自己最熟悉的专业领域着手。他们具备大量的因果知识，也就是说，他们很懂得回答“为什么？”这个问题，在专业的知识领域尤为明显。他们既能纵观该任务领域的广阔蓝图，也熟知事物运转的细节。为了掌握专业领域的发展趋势，他们会不断阅读，参加讲座，参与研讨会来丰富知识储备。

Innovators don't stop with their core expertise, though. They know that the best ideas come from combining their core knowledge with insights that come from other areas. They recognize that drawing analogies from one area to another often provides the basis for new insights. As a result, innovators also explore new intellectual terrain regularly.

不过，革新者不会局限于自己的专业领域里。他们都了解，所有的绝妙点子都需要把自己的专业知识和其他领域的观点结合起来。他们知道，把一个领域的观点方法运用到另一个领域里，有助于产生新的见解。所以，革新者们也会常常探索新的领域。

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