Philosophy of Lean: Toward A Phenomenological Understanding of Product Innovation
Philosophy & Innovation
Transcript of Philosophy & Innovation
Philosophy & Innovation
Desman Hidayat
Coursera – On Strategy: What Managers can learn from Philosophy – Part 2
An Online Course by Luc de BrabandereCentraleSupélec
March 2015
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)
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
According to Francis Bacon, there are 3 metaphors about acquiring knowledge:
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
The Spider
Spiders make cobwebs out of their own substance
Men think and gain knowledge only from their own mind without thinking about external
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
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.
References
Bacon, Francis. The New Organion [Book One]. 1620.
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