Innovation is the driving force for world progress. With the spirit of innovation, there is hope for progress. Birds need wings to fly. For the world to progress, it needs innovation. Innovation is the wings of progress.
Once upon a time, there was a disease. As long as people got this disease, there was no cure, and they could only slowly be tortured by the disease until they died. There was a chemist who unfortunately suffered from this disease. He sought medical treatment everywhere but could not cure the disease. One day, he heard that there was a well in a village that could cure this disease. As long as he drank the water from the well, he could cure the disease. The chemist was cured of his illness soon after drinking the water. Chemists became interested in well water and studied it. He discovered that the well water contained a chemical substance called Glauber's Salt, which had a miraculous effect on this disease.
There is a famous Chinese ancient saying that is often doubted and is the beginning of innovation. The courage to solve doubts is his new motivation. That is to say, if a person can observe the surrounding phenomena with doubtful eyes, he will have the motivation to solve doubts. The villagers who drank well water all year round did not have any doubts about the well water's ability to cure diseases, but the chemists had doubts about the well water, and finally discovered the secret of the well water. If a chemist is just happy that well water cures diseases, he may never discover the secret. This fully demonstrates the importance of the spirit of innovation to us.
All walks of life need development. If the industry lacks a sense of innovation, it will only stagnate and may go backwards. Only by adhering to the spirit of innovation and having the courage to practice can the industry develop.
Today’s international society is an era of rapid development, and the spirit of innovation is particularly important. Only countries with an innovative spirit can establish themselves among the world's powerful countries. The market is ruthless and competition is cruel. Only by persisting in innovation can individuals reflect their value, enterprises gain advantages, and the country become prosperous and strong.
[Idea Tips]
Innovation requires breaking through stereotypes and breaking through tradition.
Innovation can promote the progress of history.
Only by seeking novelty and difference can things have vitality.
Innovation requires courage and wisdom.
New things may not be perfect, but they must replace old things.
[Quotation]
If you follow in the footsteps of your predecessors, the best result can only be "runner-up". ——Li Keran
Gou is new every day, new every day, and new every day. ——"Book of Rites"
It is a human habit to write good sentences, but the words are not shocking and will never stop. ——[Tang Dynasty] Du Fu
To grow, you must be original. ——[Germany] Goethe
Innovating with the old and bringing forth the new is my supreme secret. ——[English] Shakespeare
[Classic material]
Innovation requires the courage to deny authority (Planck and Einstein)
In 1900, the famous professor Planck walks with his son in his garden. He looked depressed and said to his son regretfully: "My son, I am very sorry, today I made a discovery. It is as important as Newton's discovery." He put forward the hypothesis of quantum mechanics and Planck's formula. He was frustrated that this discovery destroyed Newton's perfect theory, which he had always admired and devoutly believed in as the authority. He finally announced that he was canceling his hypothesis. Human beings should have benefited from authority, but unexpectedly suffered from it, thus stagnating physical theory for decades.
The 25-year-old Einstein dared to break through the sacred circle of authority, made a bold breakthrough, admired Planck's hypothesis and extended it in depth, proposed the light quantum theory, and laid the foundation of quantum mechanics. Later, he deliberately destroyed Newton's theory of absolute time and space, created the theory of relativity that shocked the world, and became famous in one fell swoop, becoming a greater new authority.
Qi Baishi’s Five-Yi Painting Style
Qi Baishi, a famous Chinese painter, has won the World Peace Prize. However, in the face of the success he had achieved, he was not satisfied. Instead, he continued to learn from the strengths of painters of all generations and constantly improved the style of his works. His paintings after the age of 60 are obviously different from those before the age of 60. After the age of 70, his painting style changed again. After the age of 80, his painting style changed again. Qi Baishi painted in the Five Yi styles throughout his life. Precisely because Mr. Shiraishi continued to change and innovate non-stop after his success, his works in his later years are more perfect and mature than his early works, and he also formed his own unique genre and style.
He warned his disciples, "Those who learn from me will live, and those who resemble me will die."
He believes that painters should "walk their own way and have their own methods." That is to say, when learning the strengths of others, you cannot copy them, but you must use them creatively and continuously develop them. Only in this way can art be given fresh vitality.
Innovation brings people closer to the truth (uncovering the layers of celestial bodies)
For a long time, the theory of the "geocentric system" of the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy has dominated people mind. Ptolemy believed that the earth was stationary in the center and that the sun, moon, planets and stars all orbited the earth. Copernicus overturned Ptolemy's theory in "On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres" and clarified the heliocentric theory: the sun is the center of the universe and the earth revolves around the sun. Later, Bruno accepted and developed Copernicus' heliocentric theory, believing that the universe is infinite and the solar system is just a celestial system in the infinite universe. Galileo observed celestial bodies through a telescope and discovered that: the surface of the moon is uneven, Jupiter has four satellites, the sun has sunspots, the Milky Way is composed of countless stars, Venus and Mercury have waxing and waning phenomena, etc. Soon Kepler analyzed Tycho. Brahe's observation data found that the planets move along elliptical orbits, and proposed the three laws of planetary motion, which laid the foundation for Newton's discovery of the law of universal gravitation... Therefore, it can be said: Science is a process of continuous discovery, and truth is a process of continuous innovation. .
Conservatism is the biggest obstacle to innovation (Newton tended to be conservative in his later years)
Newton is one of the greatest scientists in the world, and his contribution to science is unprecedented. He made many major discoveries in his life: the three laws of mechanics, universal gravitation, the law of cooling, and calculus. However, in his later years, his research fell into the categories of Aristotle and Plato and could not extricate himself. He spent ten years researching the existence of God, but found nothing. From this point of view, even a great scholar cannot be said to have achieved the slightest achievement once he falls into the outdated category.
Innovation is the expression of individuality (Zheng Banqiao's original creation)
Zheng Banqiao was a calligrapher, painter and writer in the Qing Dynasty, and one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". He has been interested in calligraphy since childhood and determined to master the key points of ancient and modern calligraphers. He studied hard and practiced hard, but at the beginning he just copied the copybooks of famous writers and made little progress, which made him deeply distressed. It is said that once he was so absorbed in practicing calligraphy that he drew on his wife's back. When his wife asked him what he was doing, he said he was practicing calligraphy. His wife scolded: "Each person has his own body. Your body is your body; the human body is the human body. Why are you always hanging on other people's bodies?" After hearing this, Zheng Banqiao suddenly realized: the value of calligraphy is originality and self-contained. It's just copying other people's inscriptions, how can that be done! From then on, he strived for innovation and groped to incorporate the skills of painting bamboo into the art of calligraphy, and finally formed his own unique style - Banqiao style.
Innovation promotes historical progress (Shang Yang’s Reform)
Shang Yang’s Reform was a series of reform measures implemented by Shang Yang, a famous politician during the Warring States Period, to safeguard the interests of the rulers of Qin.
In 361 BC, Duke Xiao of Qin came to the throne. The young monarch was determined to change the backwardness of the Qin State, so he issued an edict to seek talents through reform and development. It was at this time that Shang Yang came to Qin from Wei.
After Shang Yang arrived in Qin, he promoted "the art of strengthening the country" and was determined to assist Duke Xiao of Qin in carrying out social reforms. Therefore, he gained the trust of Duke Xiao of Qin and appointed him as the chief of Zuo Shu.
In 359 BC and 350 BC, under the auspices of Shang Yang, the Qin State promulgated new laws twice. After Shang Yang's reforms, the Qin State took on a completely new look. The Qin State jumped from a backward country to a powerful country that was "strong in military revolution and feared by the princes", and a situation emerged in which "the family is well-provided, the people are brave in public wars but timid in private fights, and the countryside is well governed".
It is precisely because of its role that the history of the Qin Dynasty became so glorious.
In a war, the crew of an anchored destroyer suddenly discovered that a floating mine was drifting towards them. It was so close that it was too late to unmoor and avoid it. What to do? The crew members were so anxious that they ran to the deck, picked up the water pipes, and used water to wash away the mines.
According to popular saying, the crew members are really "creative". To put it more simply, they have innovative spirit: before this, who would have thought of using this method to deal with mines?
However, in the eyes of some people, innovation is a mysterious thing, and the inspiration for innovation seems to be extremely accidental, like winning a lottery prize. But I thought otherwise. If you use scientific thinking methods to pay attention to everything around you, you will find that inspiration is almost everywhere.
In the early days, pens and ink were separated. When people wanted to write, they would dip their pens into the ink. This situation lasted for a long time, but no one cared. It was not until later that a clever guy in the pen industry discovered this problem and came up with the idea of ????merging the two into one. So the fountain pen was born. Before this, tens of millions of people had used pens, but none of them had any experience with this invention. Why? Because they lack attention and examination of life, that is, careful observation. Careful observation is an essential quality when collecting innovative materials. People with this quality will have many more innovation opportunities than others. It is a common problem for ordinary people to turn a blind eye to the things around them, so the god of innovation misses them.
Getting rid of fixed thinking is another characteristic of the innovative spirit. Mindsets are sometimes useful, making us more proficient at solving common problems, but they can be detrimental to innovation. A mother asked the teacher: "How can I make my child eat eggs for breakfast?" The teacher asked back: "Why do you want your child to eat eggs?" "To supplement protein." The mother replied. "Then why don't you try another method?" the teacher said. So, the next morning, the mother watched with satisfaction as her child ate his favorite beef biscuits. Here, this mother has a fixed mindset in her mind that to supplement protein, she must eat eggs. It can be seen that fixed thinking often narrows our thinking and even prevents us from discovering some simple things.
The spirit of innovation also requires people not to judge easily. "Judgment" is logical reasoning using existing knowledge. But new things may not necessarily adapt to the original knowledge system. As a result, people gave up exploring and lost the opportunity to innovate. The "theory of relativity" is undoubtedly one of the greatest scientific achievements of mankind in the twentieth century. However, if Einstein had used the knowledge of classical physics he had learned to reason and judge, and then abandoned it after arriving at the fallacy, then what would have happened? No matter how talented he is, he can only circulate in the circle of classical physics, and it will be difficult for him to achieve future glory. American scholar Michael Repov once said: "Almost every invention is the result of a strong-willed person who firmly believes in his imagination." Although the words are somewhat absolute, they are not unreasonable.
Looking back at the history of mankind, it is actually a history of continuous innovation and progress. With the acceleration of social processes, human innovation activities are also accelerating, and people's innovative spirit has become more and more important. When talking about talents, Ning Chaodi, president of Kelihua Software Group, believes that the information age is an era of extremely weak materiality. The leap in people's consciousness will bring a qualitative breakthrough to the development of enterprises. Therefore, one's creativity is more important than knowledge. As a cross-century generation, if we want to gain a foothold in the fierce competition in the new century, how can we not pay attention to cultivating our own innovative spirit?