2013年3月12日 星期二

正向心理學三本期刊


正向心理學已是一個獨立的學門且有專門以研究正向心理學為主的社群。在美國管理學會OB領域中,就包含了正向心理學的TRACK,美國心理學會(APA)第17分會(division 17)也是以研究正向心理學為主。

目前有三本與正向心理學相關的期刊,包括:Journal of Happiness StudiesJournal of Positive Psychology,以及Psychology of Well-Being,前兩本期刊已被收錄於SSCI資料庫。在 2010年,「journal Journal of Happiness Studies」的 Impact Factor是2.104,在心理學120本期刊中排名第20。

2013年3月11日 星期一

What’s The Roadmap For Innovation In China?


China’s Four Great Inventions--papermaking, the compass, gunpowder, and printing--were innovations from bygone eras. When looking at China’s history over the past 50 years, it’s very difficult to find a single innovation that has made a significant impact on the world. Instead, the “Chinese version of something Western” phenomenon has characterized much of China’s recent product launches. For example, Taobao.com is essentially the Chinese version of eBay, and Youku.com is the Chinese version of YouTube.
Whether China can shed its copycat reputation and become a source of global innovation has become a constant source of debate. While the country’s economy has been growing at an astonishing rate, with an increasingly sophisticated domestic market, the country’s highly centralized government and weak intellectual property system have severely hampered China’s standing as a global innovator. It may be too simplistic to assume that the notion of innovation is understood, standardized, and commonly defined across the world. China is considered the world’s largest developing market, displaying characteristics of other emerging markets as well as its own wholly unique notions of success. The simple concept of innovation is very nuanced in China and can be deeply understood only by listening to Chinese consumers and analyzing what has and hasn’t worked in the marketplace thus far.
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China, America, and Copycat Economics

by Rob Wheeler  |   9:14 AM August 23, 2011


In the second quarter of 2011, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth slowed to 9.5%. That was down from 9.7% in the previous quarter and from its blistering 11.9% pace in the first quarter of 2010. From the vantage point of many in the United States, where optimistic estimates of GDP growth continue to be cut and now hover around 2%, it seems that the Chinese "problem" is a nice one to have.
In the same vein, from my perch in the classrooms of Harvard Business School during the past two years, I listened to the world's future business leaders talk about how China has nailed it and why, if we want a future as bright as our past, America needs to follow suit. I heard people from all over the world arguing that the US government needs to grab the bull by horns, insert itself much more aggressively in economic planning, and start directing American economic resources to "new growth industries" such as clean energy, high-tech manufacturing, or advanced healthcare solutions. Otherwise, their foreboding comments always ended, we will be left behind.
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To explore copying as an innovation strategy, designers look to China


Imagine tweaking the old saying “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” to “imitation is a sincere form of innovation.”
This is the attitude behind a set of 26 new objects created by the witty Dutch design collective Droog. Each of the objects, you see, are copies of traditional Chinese designs, such as teapots and vases. Only they’re slightly tweaked: the pot has a chic, sleek new handle; the vase is decorated with hip, minimalist stripes. These “fakes” will be on view in a cheeky new exhibition that opens on March 9 in a Chinese shopping mall in Guangzhou. And all of the objects were made in Shenzhen, an area known for its copycat goods.
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幸福指數與幸福圖像


【2013/03/11 經濟日報】


行政院長江宜樺上任後,緊鑼密鼓追蹤「國民幸福指數」編製進度,責成主計總處於今年8月正式公布我國國民幸福指數統計結果;主計總處則快馬加鞭,先後公告我國國民幸福指數國際指標與在地指標。我國國民幸福指數的編製,是否能帶來國民真正幸福,各界高度關注。

根據主計總處所規劃的國民幸福指數國際指標,係採用經濟合作暨發展組織(OECD)美好生活指數的的11個領域24項指標,11個領域為居住條件、所得與財富、工作與收入、社會聯繫、教育與技能、環境品質、公民參與及政府治理、健康狀況、主觀幸福感、人身安全、工作與生活平衡;至於在地指標則沿用前述國際指標的11個領域,再另行研提38項指標。

綜覽前述國民幸福指數內涵,絕大部分仍著眼於個人、客觀生活條件的評比,迥異於一般民眾主觀幸福感覺。大家都知道,幸福是相當主觀的感受,很多國家的指標數字不如台灣,但人民的幸福感卻很高。因此,一個值得追求的夢想,以及看到夢想逐漸實現的過程,其實才是幸福最主要的來源。江內閣即將發布的我國國民幸福指數統計結果,似未能具體勾勒台灣社會幸福圖像,如何讓民眾感受到夢想在實現中,貼近社會大眾主觀感受的幸福,是政策往前推進的一大挑戰。

無獨有偶,2月總統府月會,由馬英九總統親自主持,邀請政治大學吳思華校長以「人文創新、共創未來」為題發表專題演講。專題演講中指出,要建設創新社會,除了重視科學技術以外,更要建立「人文創新」的邏輯思維,發揚「以人為本、在地創新、共創價值」的理念,方能為社會帶來真正的幸福。具體實踐上,吳校長為台灣勾勒出「社會幸福圖像」、呼籲未來台灣不僅要能創造許多高附加價值的經濟活動,提供更多具有高成就感的就業機會,還希望擁有一個高度關懷的社會系統,營造高品質的生活環境,這個描述讓幸福的輪廓更清晰。

由人文創新的觀點出發,社會幸福的第一個圖像是高附加價值的經濟活動;未來的產業發展不迷信新興產業,而是透過跨域技術整合,結合通路與服務,建立自有品牌進軍世界,讓國人感到驕傲;企業增加營收利潤的同時,要能帶動受薪階級薪資改善,讓GDP的成長能與人民生活幸福感同步。
社會幸福的第二個圖像是高成就感的就業機會;要營造能激發創意的工作環境,活化草根力量,搭建圓夢舞台,讓年輕人勇敢築夢,展現旺盛的生命力和創造力,不僅讓年輕人有事可做,更可做自己喜歡的事,進而串起創意、創新、創業的價值鏈,創造個人與社會的雙贏。

社會幸福的第三個圖像是高關懷的社會系統;在創新驅動的過程中,應提供弱勢族群更多的照護,避免引發新的社會階級對立,亟需整合志工、第三部門、社會企業與政府治理的創新能量,以追求公益來成就私利,建立老有所終、壯有所用、幼有所長、矜寡孤獨廢疾者皆有所養的祥和社會。
社會幸福的第四個圖像是高品質的生活環境;需盤點各區域的人文與地理資本,將創意元素融入生活脈絡,強化生活、生產與生態的緊密連結,賦予生活新的價值主張,導入生產、消費、創作、展演與交流的複合生活機能,創造新的經濟發展模式,提升居民認同感與自信心,形塑新一代創意園區,打造319個創意城鄉。

綜上所述,人文創新能讓整體社會幸福,並能帶來個人幸福。執政團隊應跳脫國民幸福指數編製的小框架,先給人民一個清楚的未來想像,讓大家有感,再根據整體勾勒的藍圖轉換成具體的指標,如此才能為在地民眾帶來真正的幸福,進而打造台灣成為創新社會與幸福大國。


2013年3月5日 星期二

A Special Issue of Creativity and Innovation Management: Organizing Creativity: Creativity and Innovation under Constraints



Creativity & Innovation Management

  • The specific nature of constraints and their effects on creativity;
  • The effects of constraints on the various stages of the creative process;
  • The role of constraints in light of various aspects and interpretations of the creativity concept;
  • Exploration of the effects of constraints with regard to the specific nature of the task at hand;
  • Exploration into whether and how the impact of various facilitating factors differs from the impact of their negative twin, i.e. the constraining factors that indicate the absence of certain facilitating factors;
  • Exploration of interaction effects with regard to constraints, e.g. the interaction between individual-level and organizational constraints;
  • Exploration of the interplay of organizational constraints with business innovation and entrepreneurial action;
  • Study of the way constraints are dealt with by employees at different management levels, such as top, middle, and first-line management;
  • In-depth studies of the working of specific constraints in practice, e.g. power structure and politics, bureaucracy, workload pressure, time pressure, resource constraints, etc.;
  • Study of how groups and teams deal with organizational constraints;
  • Study of constraints under different models of organizational behaviour, such as autocratic, custodial, supportive, and collegial;
  • Study of constraints in projects and temporary organizations;
  • Study of constraints in different countries and cultures.



Deadline: 15 June 2013


This call aims to stimulate debate and discussion around the nature and dynamics of organizational creativity under constraints. This special issue invites submissions from a variety of disciplines and perspectives. In particular, we encourage submissions that address issues related (but not limited) to the following areas:

2013年3月4日 星期一

Evaluating the impact of TRIZ creativity training: an organizational field study

Creativity training is used by many organizations in an attempt to improve the innovativeness of their employees, yet there has been relatively little systematic evaluation carried out of the impact of such training. This study reports on the evaluation of the effectiveness of a theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ)-based creativity training program in a major international engineering firm. Cross-sectional, longitudinal and multisource evaluation strategies were used to assess the impact of the training on a sample of design engineers (n = 123) and to make comparisons with nontrainees (n = 96). Results indicate that participation in TRIZ training led to short-term improvements in both the creative problem-solving skills and motivation to innovate of engineers, and these were associated with longer term improvements in their idea suggestion in the workplace. There was variable support for the translation of these ideas into new innovations and improved performance at work as a result of the training. Theoretical and practical implications for enhancing the effectiveness of creativity training interventions are discussed.

Birdi, K., Leach, D. and Magadley, W. (2012), Evaluating the impact of TRIZ creativity training: an organizational field study. R&D Management, 42: 315–326. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2012.00686.x

The influence of material resources on innovation projects: the role of resource elasticity

More (rather than fewer) material resources are thought to be the key driver in innovation project performance. Recent empirical evidence, however, suggests that the influence of material resource availability on innovation projects is not as simple and straightforwardly positive as it may seem. We build on the concept of an innovation project team's resource elasticity to disentangle the material resource–innovation output conundrum. This concept is analogous to the marketing concept of price elasticity and points to four types of innovation project teams based on their resource elasticity: In resource-elastic teams, the relationship between material resources and innovation outcomes is positive (hence, they are ‘resource driven’ when able to dispose of adequate material resources or ‘resource victims’ when lacking these material resources). In contrast, and as a significant departure from previous work, resource-inelastic teams show no or even a negative relationship between material resource adequacy and team performance (thus, the teams are ‘resourceful’ if they can perform with limited material resources or ‘resource burners’ if they show low success with adequate material resources). Because neither adequate nor inadequate material resources seem to be a reliable predictor of success, we synthesize empirical research efforts that point to each team type's key characteristics to derive novel implications for managing innovation projects.

Weiss, M., Hoegl, M. and Gibbert, M. (2013), The influence of material resources on innovation projects: the role of resource elasticity. R&D Management, 43: 151–161. doi: 10.1111/radm.12007

2013年3月2日 星期六

李安:謝謝你們和我一起相信了這神奇的故事

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北京時間2月25日12時,好萊塢杜比劇院里,奧斯卡金像獎評獎委員會宣布,李安(Ang Lee)憑藉《少年派的奇幻漂流》(Life of Pi)獲得第85屆最佳導演獎。這是李安繼2006年憑藉《斷背山》(Brokeback Mountain)摘取當年的奧斯卡最佳導演獎桂冠之後,第二次獲此殊榮。除此之外,《少年派的奇幻漂流》還獲得了本屆的最佳攝影、最佳視覺效果和最佳配樂獎項。

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