Individual Brilliance Certainly makes a Difference

Individual brilliance is always make difference. If we are here in developed era it's mostly the sacrifices of individual brilliance what ever we talking about Newton, Einstein or other.

Individual brilliance always teach us something different from society or groups.

I strongly say 'yes' for this. It happens, and of course it happend in the History. When india was under the control of Britain,many peoples and organisations tried for getting freedom by means of violence. But Gandhiji only choose the way of Ahimsa. And that made all the changes. Ultimately we got freedom!!!

Individual brilliance is replaced by process oriented systems in modern world. Process oriented systems are robust, everlasting and can be scaled to serve the ever increasing needs. On the other hand individual brilliance has its limitations. Limitations include very hard path to achieve brilliance, exhausting nature or overburdening, installability i.e. finding too many brilliant people to serve ever increasing needs is next to impossible.

Individually brilliant people are very hard to replace, and any system build up on that, would collapse when such a person leaves. Processes make up for a robust systems, which replace individual brilliance with collective team work, and such systems are will not fall apart even if any individual leaves the system, i.e.every one is replaceable.

Also a system build on Individual brilliance will put a lot of burden on that individual (think of Indian team in 90's, 250 runs on board and every one expecting Sachin-Ganguly pair to fire) , which may soon exhaust the individual, ruin one's health and make him feel like he is a computer (all work, no time for life).

Definitely the quality of work produced by individual brilliance cannot be matched by systems build with processes, but when you have to mass produce, as with any industry, installability of throughput of individual brilliance cannot fulfill the demand. Then a system built on processes has to take over. Consider, 100% correct results producing systems serving small number (50/100) , vs 80% correct results producing system serving thousands, the second one seems a better solution.

So in real world, in every sphere of life we see process oriented systems replacing individual brilliance. Consider 10% person doing everything and 90% relaxing, vs 100% putting some minimum effort, makes life of individually brilliant people easy.

Although Sachin is one the greatest of all times, its Dhoni who not relying on individual brilliance, but putting up a team effort, won India the world cup.

I am 100% agree with the topic that individual can change the situation itself. Take the example of this group discussion in which most of the people are in favour of the topic. If someone of us puts a strong point against the topic he/she will change the direction. In my point of view if you support an intelligent person thoughts and creativity sure it will works better.

Every decision or idea given by a group starts only from an individual. The decision taken by an individual is only been analysed within the group and if it is better one then it is followed. If that was a brilliant idea then the brilliance of that individual is praised and it makes some difference.

A brilliant person is able to take out the best from not so brilliant person, use it for the benefit of the organisation and makes that person feel as special as any other person.

According to me, individual intelligence is needed. Because it can take out you from any problem or danger. You won't need a group of people to give the opinion for that.

I strongly say yes individual brilliance certainly makes a difference because it happened in history when Indo-Pak subcontinent was under controlled by Britain many groups and organization tried to get freedom by means of violence. Quaid Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah made it possible by use of his brilliAnce and today we are free.

I agree with the statement, everyone has unique qualities and different perspective to see the world. Its due to their brilliance that they are solving their problems on their own. But some people are born brilliance and some come across due to the environment that they are living, which helps them to cope up with life and decision.

Individual brilliance of people when combine together certainly make a great decision or action.

Thank you.

An idea can change our lives.... so even one person in a group panel having exceptional intellect can help bring the organization to zenith.