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We are looking for people who have the skills and attitudes of T-shaped people. Let's have a look at the characteristics of T-shaped people and why they are so fundamental in the process of innovation and therefore in our project.

This is how Tim Brown, the CEO of IDEO, a world-leading design firm ranked one of the most innovative companies in the world, explains what T-shaped people are:

"T-shaped people have two kinds of characteristics, hence the use of the letter “T” to describe them. The vertical stroke of the “T” is a depth of skill that allows them to contribute to the creative process. That can be from any number of different fields: an industrial designer, an architect, a social scientist, a business specialist or a mechanical engineer. The horizontal stroke of the “T” is the disposition for collaboration across disciplines. It is composed of two things. First, empathy. It’s important because it allows people to imagine the problem from another perspective - to stand in somebody else’s shoes. Second, they tend to get very enthusiastic about other people’s disciplines, to the point that they may actually start to practice them. T-shaped people have both depth and breadth in their skills."

Each of us English teachers have different backgrounds. Let's consider that our vertical line in the T is our EFL teaching expertise as well as other areas that may be part of our academic background and professional training. The horizontal line in the T is our empathy, openness, and enthusiasm to cross the boundaries between disciplines and fields of knowledge, both theoretical and practical.

We need to cultivate our collective intelligence to tackle the complex problems we face today.