talent vs ability
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- hellobotto0
Sounds like I'd want to work with both. If I'm available to contribute to a project in a production capacity, yet creatively distracted by other projects, it's great to work with someone who's still putting their head in the clouds of innovation while my feet are glued to the nitty gritty ground.
Conversely, if I'm tasked with coming up with ideas and approaches, yet I'm too bogged down to shoulder implementation, then I would appreciate knowing our concepts are in the hands of a skilled production artist who knows what's what. (This said, I would view the "understands the science of it" in your example as a "strong production artist" and not a designer. It's a like a semantics game, but semantics and perception permeate all aspects of staffing.)
If it had to be just one person though, I'll play the rude card and answer your question with a question...which person is proactively seeking, or warmly receptive, to new avenues which may make them more versatile? Regardless if they're concept or production-focused, a person who doesn't want to stray out of their lane will be a root of frustration when you find yourself wanting something different out of them.