I simply call hedgehogs ideologues. These people have a lens they see the whole world through and that tints everything a single color. It is a mental short-cut.
Some people like to call these mental models or lens, and that you should add as many as possible—switch out the green lens for a red lens and see if that makes things look better. And I agree, but I think if you have to consciously make “mental models” you are probably going to struggle to think critically about what the problems are anyway.
The truth is we probably all are a hedgehog at various times without realizing it. The only solution is to be as widely read as possible so that you do not short-cut to a few ideas that may or may not fit the challenge you are trying to solve.
Some people like to call these mental models or lens, and that you should add as many as possible—switch out the green lens for a red lens and see if that makes things look better. And I agree, but I think if you have to consciously make “mental models” you are probably going to struggle to think critically about what the problems are anyway.
The truth is we probably all are a hedgehog at various times without realizing it. The only solution is to be as widely read as possible so that you do not short-cut to a few ideas that may or may not fit the challenge you are trying to solve.