Chapter 18 5. The third of the top 10 surveys: Ideas in China

If the enterprises that rose ten years ago were "industrial enterprises", then the enterprises that will rise now and in the next ten years must be "knowledge-based enterprises".In industrial society, explicit knowledge constitutes the source of innovation and growth, but in the coming knowledge-based economy society, this model has been quietly replaced, ushering in an era where tacit knowledge is king. Topic introduction: The coming of the era of tacit knowledge - the most important industry In the past ten years, we have seen countless examples of companies soaring into the sky. However, the vast majority of these rising companies have a common feature: that is, the way they make profits is through capital. scale operation.

If we want to classify the current Chinese enterprises, we will get two completely different types. There is only one basis for classification: Where is the concept of corporate profitability? In the past ten years, enterprises have been able to make profits mainly due to the low cost brought about by large-scale operations, but in the next ten years, with the advent of the information age, profits will rely on technology and advanced concepts as the core business knowledge concept. According to this standard, if the enterprises that emerged ten years ago were "industrial enterprises", then the enterprises that will emerge now and in the next ten years must be "knowledge-based enterprises."

When such divisions appear in our concepts, we must understand the connotation of knowledge. In human civilization, knowledge can be divided into two types. Knowledge that can be clearly expressed through written records, digital descriptions, etc. is called explicit knowledge. You can only teach a certain amount of knowledge by example, which is called tacit knowledge. In the old industrial era, the so-called innovations all refer to the invention of science and technology, the creation of patents, and these things are just representatives of explicit knowledge. On the contrary, in the past 10 years, we have seen many alternative successes As an example, many entrepreneurs rely on imagination, experience, wisdom, intuition and flash of ideas, and with the favor of hard work and funds, they transform their ideas into reality.

So we found that in industrial society, explicit knowledge constitutes the source of innovation and growth, but in the coming knowledge-based economy society, this model has been quietly replaced, ushering in an era where tacit knowledge is king . In fact, when we are still here to spare no effort to spread the word for the knowledge economy, it means that we have fallen behind.In turn, this situation also marks one point - the more backward, the more necessary. With the continuous development of the world economy, when we have become one of the largest manufacturing countries in the world, we have to bear more and more competitive pressure for this. Anti-dumping complaints and trade retaliation.

In addition, the heavy pollution of the environment and the high consumption of resources are also unbearable for us. In the past 20 years, the essence of "Chinese-style cost" has shown the illusion behind our strong competitiveness. The real content of those once regarded as unique permanent resources is only cheap land rental fees and abundant labor. In fact, we have never had unique corporate resources and capabilities, let alone the most important resources in the future knowledge-based economy. What is more worrisome than this is that in the minds of the vast majority of Chinese people, the new concept of "knowledge is king" has not even been established, and they are stuck in the glory of the past and are not far behind.

In fact, in the current international business landscape, staying may mean being eliminated. From the current point of view, China, as a purely low-cost production base, is becoming less and less important in the world's industrial division of labor. According to a survey report, almost more than the general foreign businessmen operating sole proprietorships in China believe that compared with Vietnam, Cambodia and other countries with cheaper labor and lower costs, China is gradually losing its competitive advantage as a manufacturing base.Among the companies interviewed, more than 20% of them are considering moving their production bases in China to countries with lower costs.

Although for us, we will continue to enjoy the so-called "demographic dividend" for a long period of time in the future, it is foreseeable that when our advantages in this area are no longer there, it will mean a "demographic dividend". The era of "Made in China" is over, and in this process, all large-scale production and all industrial chain construction will become the footnotes of our future failure. Because of this, when we look at the long-term, the value of "knowledge-based industry" becomes more and more valuable. Regarding this point, the "Wall Street Journal" comment can be said to be right-what is it? The largest and most important industry?Steel industry, oil industry, chemical industry or automobile industry?None of the above industries are counted.The knowledge industry is second to none among all industries.

When we realize this, it means that our exploration has not been in vain. In the next ten years, if we can achieve a conceptual change and make a breakthrough at this level, then it means The industrial upgrading that has been troubling us has found the most direct way out, and the arrival of the era of knowledge economy may represent the way forward for China's industrial structure.