Hedge hogs and foxes

Hedgehogs have “one big idea” and view the world through that idea. Hedgehogs views are easy to understand and they are often confident. Foxes views are eclectic and varied, they aggregate these views. The views are often complex and nuanced¹.

“The fox knows many things but the hedgehog knows one

thing” - Archilochus

1. Tetlock, P. E. & Gardner, D. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction. (Crown, New York, 2015).