In the Vally of the blind, the one eyed would be king.

I had an employee that occasionally would offer that statement to encourage looking beyond the document in front of us. Work process development required understanding what was in the scope of senders and receivers of a work item in getting the total job done.

A/I gives a quick answer, but no understanding of the associated issues. Best described by a transaction review with an Indian Call Center. Those folks are paid to not think, only read what is on the screen in front of them. Most problems are do to a defect in the processing, yet call center mentality disallows comment.

That call center mentality is blossoming. Large corporations running headlong into the next phase of a/I are mandating that employees not think, but rather implement a/I directions directly . Just watched the Deepwater Horizon movie and the insistence of the lead operator in not shutting down without authorization is a valid example.

Encourage your kids to learn to question and understand the issues not on their desk top. That may give them a leg up and become the one eyed