Think Like Chinese

Think Like Chinese Beijing Rotary Club, 24 February 2009

A Chinese Perspective

How we view our own History Why we think differently What to do

5,000 Years of Civilisation…

5 Core Elements of Chinese Thinking

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Law of Yin & Yang

Connectedness Midstream Living

Mianzi(Face)

Philosophy – way of life

Confucianism for the mind儒 Taoism for the body道Buddhism for the soul释

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Law of Yin & Yang

Ever Turning Saiwong & his horse Holding two opposite concepts

simultaneously Yin leads to Yang and vice versa Embedded in each other

More important than life itself

Mianzi (Face) 面子

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Born Connected & Midstream Living

“Heroes think alike”英雄所见略同 Circles of influence: family &

business Finding the balance: 中庸

Family Circle

Inner ringBusiness

Circle

Outer ring

What to Do

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