The Human Element
创新最终来自于各种各样的看法。因此，当您综合来自不同行业或不同文化的各种观点时，就是您最能酝酿出突破性思维的时候 – Franz Johansen
创新始于和止于勇于跨越界限的人。它还需要培养和鼓励创新思维、员工可以自由发表新观点（无论这个观点多么微不足道）的企业文化。这是成功领导的一种表现。一位有技巧的、具有创新精神的领导者必定是一个坚定支持大胆想法的无畏的幻想家。
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…letting people know that the quality of their idea, not the stripes on their shoulders is what counts.
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GE 的前 CEO Jack Welch 说，领导者通过“…让员工知道，重要的是他们思维的质量而不是他们的职级”来激励和鼓舞他的下属。但是在当今全球化市场上，吸引和激励由如此多不同年龄段、文化和技能组成的员工群体绝非易事。那么，领导者如何才能将这些人拉上创新的列车，“到达隧道的另一端呢”？根据全球工程师 Vijay Vakiswaren 所说“…我们每个人内心深处都具有创新精神”。在这一集，我们将看看企业能够如何利用员工的多样性，释放我们每个人心中的创新精神。
Featuring Guests:
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Jack Welch |
Former Chairman and CEO General Electric |
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Gil Cloyd |
Chief Technology Officer, Procter & Gamble |
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Bob Johnson |
Founder, RLJ Companies |
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Tony Hsieh |
CEO Zappos |
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Peter Sheahan |
Gen Y Consultant, Author, "Flip" |
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Frans Johansson |
Author, "The Medici Effect" |
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Philip Yeo |
Special Advisor, Economic Development, |
Viewer comments
星期四, 2008年 六月 05日
I was amazed that none of your panelists would invoke pioneers and giants of innovation such as James Bright and Peter Drucker to name at least two. Much of the foundation of this most crucial topic has been laid out years ago. No new theories have emerged. One simply needs to stand on the shoulders of those great thinkers and learn how to implement those principles.
Dr. S Srinivasan Glastonbury, CT
星期四, 2008年 六月 05日
I was very interested in many of the comments that were expressed on the show today regarding being innovative, having a money making idea that meets the needs of the people, generates sales and being willing to take risks.
The comments reflect what motivated me to invest in two inventions that are not just new ideas. They both are practical and will meet the needs of many as well as generate sales worldwide. J McDonald Location not provided
星期四, 2008年 六月 05日
Thinking outside the box, thinking differently, not getting stuck into one way of thought, etc.
The reason each language has very different grammar is because people think about the same things differently.
This is why it is SO important to use non-english languages and to think in non-english languages.
Many things that work in one culture do not work in other cultures.
And, they should never.
It ruins cultures.
Wal-Mart is an example when they tried to do it the American way in China. They failed.
Thinking differently to any significant extent can't happen in one single language.
If it did, we would be able to cover all bases in the US.
Americans fail a lot more than they should due to not using non-english languages and being unable to comprehend other thought processes that can only truly be done in a different language.
Like on your show, countries that adopt the use of just english, are not innovative, nor will they ever be.
They just regurgitate the same thing that we already have in the US.
They are just slaves, and will never advance.
India is an example.
China, on the other hand, does translate most everything into Chinese, and has a goal of being the world leader in publishing everything from science to novels in Chinese.
I've known people from India and Pakistan who have told me, for example, that there is a bad mindset in those countries that if they use their native language, they are looked down upon compared to those that speak Western languages.
India is even importing Eastern Europeans to use in their advertising because they think the Western looking people are superior to their own.
India needs to start using Hindi instead as their main working and business language to be able to become innovative, and be proud of their culture.
If the language goes, the culture goes. Language accounts for over 50% of a culture.
If people can't feel proud to use their native language and that it is as important as any other, they will NEVER be innovative.
These are inseparable things, like breathing and living.
If breathing stops, life and thinking stop.
Americans are becoming very uncompetitive because they are mono-lingual, and are unable to think and adapt to other cultures. J Everett WA
星期四, 2008年 六月 05日
This was a good show, but I'm disappointed by a few things:
1. Jack Welch is way too old school for a discussion of innovation today.
2. Suzy Welch too!
3. What about Gen X? Are we now totally irrelevant?
4. What everyone said sounds fine, but there is nothing new here. It's what we already know about innovation...push the conversation!
J De Cagna Location not provided
星期四, 2008年 六月 05日
Innovation begins and grows with individuals committments to open collaberation of ideas, thoughts and strategies to achieve measurable results of mutally agreed upon goals and objectives.
J Harris Austin, Texas
星期四, 2008年 七月 03日