Chapter 23 The Knock of the New World

Some wise men in today's era are predicting that a new world is coming.For example, Van Loon in the last chapter of his "The Story of Mankind", Greenspan in his "Our New World", as well as the designers of China's reform and opening up, the prophets of the information age, Internet heroes, etc. In their writings some of the features of the new world to come are described.Such as peace, instead of fighting and war; unity, one family of mankind, globalization, "one world, one dream", instead of division and discrimination; simultaneous development of material and spiritual, grasping with both hands, both hands must be hard, instead of excessive material development , ignoring spiritual progress; the new world is a world of civilization and intelligence, not a world of barbarism and ignorance... Especially at the end of the book "The Story of Mankind", Van Loon borrowed one of the most noble figures during the outbreak of the French Revolution. A passage spoken by the Marquess of Dorset before he was killed described the trend and characteristics of our human beings in the face of the new world: "Nature has given us endless hope. Human beings have broken free from the chains and are advancing with solid steps in truth, virtue and happiness. The spectacle striding forward on the great highway of the world shows to the philosopher a human miracle, and comforts him from the errors, crimes, and injustices that still stain and torment the world." Indeed, the new world to come is a wiser world, People walk on the road of truth, virtue and happiness more intelligently.Where does wisdom come from?First of all, let's talk about education.In our traditional education, teachers in the classroom and in the classroom are representatives and symbols of knowledge and wisdom. Various rituals must be used to establish the status and majesty of teachers. It seems that only in this way can teaching be done well. To sum it up in Confucian words, " Teacher's dignity".This method was indeed effective in the old world, but in today's new world, this method seems to be outdated, because the knowledge that a primary school student can master today is far more than that of a well-educated student who read Latin and held a quill. Scholars have more knowledge.Knowledge and wisdom are scattered in every corner of the classroom and in the minds of every student.Teachers in the new world should be an inspirer and discoverer, discovering and inspiring the wisdom and genius of each student, so that each student can discover their own potential.Students also inspire each other and discover each other.But I see that the current classroom is still in the pattern of the old world - a high podium, and high steps are laid under the feet of the teacher.Not long ago, when I went to Beijing University of Science and Technology to communicate with my classmates from their School of Management, I was put on such a high podium that only two people could stand on.I joked to Dr. Zhao Xiao who invited me, do you think I'm short, and I'm so tall.He said, no, every teacher comes here, they are all so superior.

I think our classrooms, especially university classrooms, should be like Starbucks cafes, where students discussing different topics gather together, study and discuss problems (especially cases) while surfing the Internet and drinking drinks. Through cases, Come up with a group project, not an individual solution.At the same time, in the process of solving problems, cultivate your own spirit of unity and cooperation, and improve various abilities.Teachers here should be coordinators, organizers, and service providers, not like high-ranking cadres, but more like waiters in a coffee shop. The above is just a simple metaphor, because the classroom is easy for most people to understand.In the same way, in a company, the most important capital in the new world must be intelligence and wisdom. If the company's leaders adopt a paternalistic and administrative management model, the quality of the company's intellectual capital will definitely be poor.Because the intelligence of the company is also distributed on every employee, as a leader at any level of the company, he is an inspirer and a server.Also have the same service awareness as restaurant waiters, inspire and discover the wisdom of every colleague in the company and every corner of the office.For these wisdoms, the office needs to create a good and comfortable atmosphere, with delicious snacks, fragrant tea and coffee, a place for quiet meditation, and meeting rooms of various sizes for mutual discussion, etc.Only with a happy mood can there be creativity.And it’s not enough to just limit yourself to your own company. The people and companies you deal with should also give them help, strength, inspiration and service, and pool the wisdom of everyone.Our company has just moved to a new office, which is built according to the model of New World Company. I hope our colleagues in the company like it.A few days ago, I went to CCTV to do a program on "Will housing prices appear to be an inflection point in 2008". When I was doing the program, I was thinking that the guiding ideology of New World TV must also be changed, and TV programs will no longer be the same The high-ranking teacher-like preaching, holding the airs that can never be let go, but how to inspire hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV.The wisdom of these audiences is far higher than that of a few guests, a few hosts, and directors.Even if there are mistakes and deviations in the program, if these mistakes can inspire the wisdom of hundreds of millions of viewers in front of the TV, it will be a good program, and mistakes are worthwhile.It's a hundred times, a thousand times better than those fake, posturing and didactic shows.Some directors and hosts always think that our programs are for 800 million farmers, and the audience level is low. This kind of thinking must be wrong, but they are too far away from the audience and do not understand the audience.There are also some TV programs and video games, instead of pursuing beauty and inspiring everyone's wisdom, they continue to use force, palace tactics and even pornography to attract attention and attention. However, they do not know that their "threshold" is getting more and more serious after taking this path. The higher the level, the more powerful, crueler force, and more insidious tactics are needed to make the audience enjoy themselves, which is endless, just like taking drugs, until they completely collapse.Not long ago, I met a big name in video games. I have never played video games before, so I don’t understand their business. He introduced to me that their company’s online game is not good now, and it is based on the Ming Dynasty. Yes, use cold weapons, not stimulating.The next online game is set in modern society. Netizens gather together to form a country, spend some money, buy an atomic bomb, and launch it to another country if necessary... This sentence really scared me a lot Jump.

Descriptions of the old world can easily come across as critical.In fact, each of us is in it, and the shortcomings and problems we encounter are the same, but the fields are different and the problems are expressed in different ways.When we step into a new world, like a toddler, we fall down at the first step, but it is not a failure, after all, we have already taken this step. This is true in the classroom, in the company, and in the TV station. If you think about it carefully, it is the same in other industries, other fields, in every corner of the world, as small as a family, as large as a country, and globally.

The new world will produce a new cultural phenomenon, that is consultation.Much of my book is devoted to the cultural phenomenon of "negotiation."I hope to consult with you through this book and face the new world together.I have heard the knock of the new world.