Aim High as a Trailblazer

Hong Kong Polytechnic University DSO- Distinguished Speaker Series

Society, Policies and Economics #16

Aim High as a Trailblazer

做創造歷史的英雄

Prof. Otto C C Lin

20 March 2014

諸葛亮

Zhuge Liang

(181-234)

Wilbur Wright (16-04-1867 to 30-05-1912)

Orville Wright (19-08-1871 to 30-01-1948)

草 船 借 箭

木 牛 流 馬

from Leonardo da Vince

• If I have seen further,

• it is by standing on

• the shoulders of

• the giants…

• …Isaac Newton

© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2009

Hard Power

Ability to influence others’ behavior from

more direct coercive means:

-Military action

Stick- 鞭子

-Economic incentives

Carrot- 糖果

Soft Power

Ability to influence others’ behavior from

attractions in

- Systems 制度

- Culture 文化

- Policies 政策

- Science/ Technology 科技

© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2009

© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2011

老子 第十一章

三十輻共一轂，當其無，有車之用;

埏埴以為器，當其無，有器之用;

鑿戶牖以為室，當其無，有室之用。

故有之以為利，無之以為用。

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© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2013

老子 第十一章 Lao-tze (ca. 500 B.C.)

故有之以為利，無之以為用。

Therefore the “have” defines the application,

the “have not” provides the usefulness.

© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2011

老子 的 “自 然 相對論” The “Natural” Relativity of Lao-tze

有 無

Have Have not

Full Empty

Solid Void

Real Virtual

Hard Soft

Hard Power Soft Power

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The vertical computer industry, circa 1980

The transformation of the computer industry

FROM Only the paranoid Survive, by Andrew S. Grove, © 1996 by Andrew S. Grove

Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.

Source : Lee, Miller, Hancock and Rowen, “The Silicon Valley Edge”, 2000

IBM DEC Sperry Univac

Wang

Sales and

distribution

Application

Software

Operating

Systems

Computer

Chips

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Retail

Stores

Superstores

Dealers

Mail Order

Word

Word Perfect

Etc.

DOS and Windows

OS/2

Mac

UNIX

Compaq

Dell

Packard

Bell

Hewlett-

Packard

IBM

Etc.

Intel Architecture

Motorola

RISCs

The transformation of the computer industry

FROM Only the paranoid Survive, by Andrew S. Grove, © 1996 by Andrew S. Grove

Used by permission of Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc.

Source : Lee, Miller, Hancock and Rowen, “The Silicon Valley Edge”, 2000

The horizontal computer industry, circa 1995

Sales and

distribution

Application

Software

Operating

Systems

computer

chips

© Dr. Otto C C Lin 2008

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Dell NB PC

Inspiron 600M ODM: Taiwan

Austin,TX

Micro-

processor

Graphic Card

Memory

Cooling Fan

Mother Board

DVD/CD Dr

Removable M

Power ADPT

LCD Display

Wireless Card

Moderm

Battery

Hard Disk Dr

Carrying Bag

Power Cord

Key Board

Intel-Philipines

Intel-Costa Rica

Intel-Malaysia

Intel-China

Samsung-Sha/Korea

Quanta-Sha/Taiwan

Compal/taiwan

Wistron/Taiwan

Samsung-Korea

Nanya-Taiwan

Infineon-Germany

Elpida-Japan Samsung-Korea

LG-Philips-Korea

Toshiba-Japan

Sharp-Japan

ChiMei-Taiwan

Hannstar-Taiwan

AU Optronics-

Taiwan

Austek-XZ/Taiwan

Liteon-GZ/Taiwan

Foxconn-SZ/

Taiwan

Seagate-Sg/USA

Hitachi-Thai/Japan

Fujitsu-Thai/Japan

Toshiba-Php/Japan

Delta-Thai/Taiwan

Liteon-Sha/Taiwan

Samsung-SZ/Korea

Mobility-Sha/USA

Alps-Tianjin/Japan

Sunrex-SZ/Taiwan

Darfon-XZ/Taiwan

Source:

Thomas L Friedman,

“World is Flat”, 2003

The Dell NB Computer

Family-2000

Penang, Malaysia

Cloud Computing, circa 2010

Cloud Computing: Product Innovations

• Twitter

Dropbox Facebook

Youtube Google Apps

Social Outreach

Services Multiple

Small

Large

Simple

Source: ITRI Today, 2011

© Dr. Otto C C Lin-2009

老子的人生觀

Hard Power/Soft Power and the Individual

Hard Power Attributes:

Knowledge, Excellence, Diligence, Intellectual Capacity

參考: 林垂宙, “科技創新四重奏- 成功創業故事解密”, 商訊文化，2013.

Hard Power/Soft Power and the Individual

Hard Power Attributes:

Knowledge, Excellence, Diligence, Intellectual Capacity

Soft Power Attributes:

Ambition, integrity, devotion, leadership, modesty

參考: 林垂宙, “科技創新四重奏- 成功創業故事解密”, 商訊文化，2013.

Soft Power: Values of Successful Technology Entrepreneurship

軟實力: 成功創業者的價值觀

創造利

品質 至善

信義 立業

以人 為本

堅忍 毅力

團隊 精神

創造利基

機敏 策略

參考: 林垂宙, “科技創新四重奏- 成功創業故事解密”, 商訊文化，2013.

• 鞠躬盡瘁，

• 死而後已。

• To carry on To Carry on

• the duty

• until death. until

• the last breadth.

• Set High Goals

• Plan with Strategy

• Perseverance

• Strive for Excellence

• Expand knowledge Base

• Nurture Team Spirit

• Focus First on People

• Societal Impacts

• Set Example for Future

oTo Learn and to Apply

for the Benefit of Mankind

Thank You

Best of Lucks to you all !

occlin@gmail.com

otto.lin@polyu.edu.hk

Otto C. C. Lin

The Technology Innovation

Quartet:

Secrets of Successful

Entrepreneurship

Commerce & Culture Press

Taipei, 2013

ISBN

978-986-5812-02-7