James Drogan

I'm a member of the Society of Creative Generalists.  On the society's blog is an entry, Generalists and Specialists - Creativity and Learning Viewpoints, to which I wish to draw your attention.  The source of the attraction are the following lines:

"...Expect the experts to be negative. The more expert and specialized a person becomes,  the more their mindset becomes narrowed and the more fixated they become on confirming what they believe to be absolute. Consequently, when confronted with new and different ideas,  their focus will be on conformity. Does it conform with what I know is right? If not, experts will spend all their time showing and explaining why it can't be done and why it can't work. They will not look for ways to make it work or get it done because this might demonstrate that what they regarded as absolute is not absolute at all..."

One should be wary of self-proclaimed experts.

You might also want to take a look at The Value of Introspection, particularly in light of the Costa Concordia.