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    Cross-Pollination: Why I Like Working Across Business, Markets, Technology & Creativity

    A man works on a tablet beside the water, illustrating how ideas can become stronger by connecting different disciplines and perspectives.

    I have never fit particularly neatly into one lane.

    Business. Capital markets. Technology. Ideas. Music. Film. Art. Personal development.

    From one perspective, that can look scattered.

    From a creative perspective, I think it is an advantage.

    Every field teaches you models.

    Markets teach you about psychology, momentum and incentives. Music teaches you tension, timing, energy and taste. Business teaches you value exchange and systems. Technology teaches you what is becoming possible. Film teaches narrative and perspective.

    The interesting part is what happens when a model travels.

    Can a concept from markets explain adoption? Can a creative-production workflow improve business ideation? Can a technology from one industry solve a waste problem in another?

    I think creativity often lives at those borders.

    Specialization creates depth. Cross-pollination creates unusual combinations.

    I want both.

    That is part of the philosophy behind Seeing What Others Miss. The more worlds you genuinely understand, the larger the set of things you can connect.

    Chad McMillan, creative entrepreneur and strategic advisor
    Chad McMillan

    Chad McMillan is a creative entrepreneur and strategic advisor with over 20 years of experience in and around the capital markets, focused on finding hidden potential in companies, ideas, markets and people, and advancing what they can become.

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