21st Century Engineering by Anirudh Dhebar
March 2026
‘Specialization’ revisited 2: In the emerging ‘Polycene’ era
Last month (link.iise.org/isefeb2026_dhebar), I argued for
revisiting “specialization” in an age when “know-what” is a
commodity. My closing questions: How does that change
your view of specialization? What specialization do you
need? Will you need? How will you get that specialization?
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