Philosophy & Innovation

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Philosophy & Innovation Desman Hidayat Coursera – On Strategy: What Managers can learn from Philosophy – Part 2 An Online Course by Luc de Brabandere CentraleSupélec March 2015

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Philosophy & Innovation

Desman Hidayat

Coursera – On Strategy: What Managers can learn from Philosophy – Part 2

An Online Course by Luc de BrabandereCentraleSupélec

March 2015

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Philosophy: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. (dictionary.com)

Innovation: the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods. (dictionary.com)

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Innovation can be done by using technology with a new mindset, and we can have this mindset when we explore more about knowledge by thinking as a philosopher

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According to Francis Bacon, there are 3 metaphors about acquiring knowledge:

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The Ant

Ants collect and use things from outside

Men collect and use information and knowledge that they found from external without using their own thoughts

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The Spider

Spiders make cobwebs out of their own substance

Men think and gain knowledge only from their own mind without thinking about external

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The Bee

Bee gathers its material from the flowers of the garden and of the field, but transforms and digests it by a power of its own.

Men gather knowledge from external, and then use their own thoughts to transform the knowledge from external and internal into a new knowledge

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To be able to innovate, we need to work like a bee. Gather the knowledge and use our mind to transform it into something new. This is how philosophy can be use to innovate.

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References

Bacon, Francis. The New Organion [Book One]. 1620.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon