# Compare and Contrast - Context and Connectedness 🔆 - - - Gallup's definition: - - - 🔆 • Context® (回顾): People exceptionally talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They understand the present by researching its history. • Connectedness®(关联): People exceptionally talented in the Connectedness theme have faith in the links among all things. They believe there are few coincidences and that almost every event has meaning. Context is a talent theme in the Strategic Thinking domain (green) Connectedness is a talent theme in the Relationship Building domain (blue) 🔆 - - - Similarities - - - 🔆 Context and Connectedness both look at the big picture: • to gain perspective, and • to make sense of linkages between events 🔆 - - - Differences - - - 🔆 • Context - tends to look at the past for linkages to the future. • Connectedness - tends to focus on linkages from all directions: backward, forward, side-by-side. • Context - is about thinking, processing information, and coming to conclusion. • Connectedness - is about identifying inherent connection between ideas, events, and people, then forging new relationships. • Context - seeks to learn from history in order to make sense of the present, and to proceed into the future. • Connectedness - accepts and even embraces the mystery of the past, present, and future.