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 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