NOC is finally over, with the end of my business case presentation. It wasn't pretty, but I really hope that I get an A for it (since I did not get to see what other people presented, I can't be sure). Prof Kau was very nice and asked questions that gave me a lot of space to answer.
Doing the presentation brought back a lot of memories from work. Suddenly, I almost felt that I was back in the office again. However, despite liking my boss and colleagues, I was not very passionate about that industry. However, it was good to challenge myself in a totally unrelated industry.
Running a business to sell it off or running a business cause you have a passion for it? Although I am more inclined to the latter, it seems that I hear a lot of my peers who think that running a business is solely to get it to a point where you can exit. I must qualify that most of them who possess this thought are interested in investments.
Tomorrow will be interesting. It marks the first day that I'm officially meeting the class and my group mates. I guess I'm pretty Zen about the grouping (cause of age?). It does not really matter as much as it did a few semesters ago. When everyone is good, you don't really care.
Going to try to sleep a regular 7 hours this year.
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Google contemplates pulling out of China
Can't believe this. I would be crippled without access to gmail. Can't imagine the impact on people and businesses in China if this happens.
Good PR though.
On the flip side, China is facing a lot of problems with external media trying to influence its citizens.
No rights and no wrongs..
Coffee w Jason
Met Jason yesterday for coffee. I was never close to him in school, but it seems so weird that we can talk about topics easily. We share common interests in China. He comes from a tech/finance background, and I come from a engineering? background.
"It's not the amount of hours you work, it's the amount of work you put in the hours." - one of the personal mantras I will adopt.
Want to finish my presentation for tomorrow (suddenly seems quite boring, gonna look up Steve Jobs for tips) and actually start thinking about CS3216. There must be something a group of smart and passionate people can do beyond Singapore, given 3 months.
I can only say that most of the younger ones have the advantage of time to learn, and most of the people around my age have the advantage of a better skillset.
"It's not the amount of hours you work, it's the amount of work you put in the hours." - one of the personal mantras I will adopt.
Want to finish my presentation for tomorrow (suddenly seems quite boring, gonna look up Steve Jobs for tips) and actually start thinking about CS3216. There must be something a group of smart and passionate people can do beyond Singapore, given 3 months.
I can only say that most of the younger ones have the advantage of time to learn, and most of the people around my age have the advantage of a better skillset.
Team Success Criteria
Team of good people with good idea > team of good people with bad idea > team of bad people with good idea > team of bad people with bad idea
"What is the meaning of life?"
Saw this from a very good friend email's signature:
"The purpose of life is to discover your gift, the meaning of life is to give your gift away" - David Viscott
A pretty good answer =)
"The purpose of life is to discover your gift, the meaning of life is to give your gift away" - David Viscott
A pretty good answer =)
CS3216
Recipe for a successful module
1. Take a passionate lecturer who
2. Is slightly crazy and wants to
3. Challenge students to reach their potential by
4. Making them do stuff they
5. Never thought they could
6. With people they don't know so that they can
7. Learn from each other.
I hope that the people taking this module consider going for NOC. Most of the year 3s and year 4s are probably too old, but the year 1s and 2s still have the chance. The culture in SV, BV and Stockholm should suit the people in class. It will even make them become better, as they leave the comfortable environment of home. Home sometimes makes you lazy and complacent. NOC in China.. is a different story.
I feel old when taking the class. Old in the sense that they all seem so untouched by the cynicism that a whole life in the education system causes in people. I hope they never lose their passion, cause it took me a long time to find mine and I would not want to lose it.
It's funny how a simple show and tell session can tell you so much about a person. I find it so much easier to talk to someone once you know that that person has a passion.
1. Take a passionate lecturer who
2. Is slightly crazy and wants to
3. Challenge students to reach their potential by
4. Making them do stuff they
5. Never thought they could
6. With people they don't know so that they can
7. Learn from each other.
I hope that the people taking this module consider going for NOC. Most of the year 3s and year 4s are probably too old, but the year 1s and 2s still have the chance. The culture in SV, BV and Stockholm should suit the people in class. It will even make them become better, as they leave the comfortable environment of home. Home sometimes makes you lazy and complacent. NOC in China.. is a different story.
I feel old when taking the class. Old in the sense that they all seem so untouched by the cynicism that a whole life in the education system causes in people. I hope they never lose their passion, cause it took me a long time to find mine and I would not want to lose it.
It's funny how a simple show and tell session can tell you so much about a person. I find it
How to use 5 Whys and TPS in our daily lives
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Production_System
Has anyone thought about using the TPS for our personal lives? It would be interesting to see how it could be implemented.
Common concepts (copied from Wikipedia)
Perhaps, we could start with our physical workspace. Is it full of clutter, or is it very neatly organised? Are commonly used items easily found?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Production_System
Has anyone thought about using the TPS for our personal lives? It would be interesting to see how it could be implemented.
Common concepts (copied from Wikipedia)
- Andon (行灯) (English: Signboard)
- Genchi Genbutsu (現地現物) (English: Go and see for yourself)
- Hansei (反省) (English: Self-reflection)
- Heijunka (平準化) (English: Production Smoothing)
- Jidoka (自働化) (English: Autonomation - automation with human intelligence)
- Just In Time (ジャストインタイム) (JIT)
- Kaizen (改善) (English: Continuous Improvement)
- Kanban (看板, also かんばん) (English: Sign, Index Card)
- Manufacturing supermarket where all components are available to be withdrawn by a process
- Muda (浪费, also ムダ) (English: Waste)
- Mura (斑 or ムラ) (English: Unevenness)
- Muri (無理) (English: Overburden)
- Nemawashi (根回し) (English: Laying the groundwork, literally: Going around the roots)
- Poka-yoke (差错预防 ポカヨケ) (English: fail-safing - to avoid (yokeru) inadvertent errors (poka))
Perhaps, we could start with our physical workspace. Is it full of clutter, or is it very neatly organised? Are commonly used items easily found?
千里之行，始于足下
若不是这学期需要开始自己的博客,也许会等到下个月才开始。刚从NOC回来，一时还有点对来自功课、创业、家人、朋友、女朋友的压力招架不住。
我对环保、系统、创业、潜能培养有浓厚的兴趣。希望这个博客可以应许我介绍一些有关这三方面的消息，让大家有个意义性的讨论。
介绍一下最近让我思考的文章和演讲：
1. 跟 Eric Ries的访问， 有关 Minimum Viable Product (最基本有效产品)
http://venturehacks.com/articles/minimum-viable-product
我觉的这样完全地符合了尽量不要浪费时间和精力的原则。
2. Guy Kawasaki - Art of Innovation
http://www.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=epbcSNExIQr
Guy的演讲幽默地拨开创业的奥秘。
3. http://www.ted.com
每当需要鼓励或灵感的时候，就到这个网站看演讲。世界上有太多聪明和伟大的人。
4. "Flow" - 心理学、成功秘诀
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
一生都保持这样的状态的人生是怎样的人生？
5. How to Make Wealth 怎样制造财富
http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html
透彻的分析
6. Technology Transfer and IP Licensing in China 在中国有关实行科技转移和知识产权的要点
http://academy.epo.org/e_learning/technology_transfer_ and_ip_licensing_china/player. html
7. 80/20 Principle
新年的约定，简单又难：吾日三省吾身
张家铨 Ryan
twwt: ryanteocc
click: http://www.e3alive.org
我对环保、系统、创业、潜能培养有浓厚的兴趣。希望这个博客可以应许我介绍一些有关这三方面的消息，让大家有个意义性的讨论。
介绍一下最近让我思考的文章和演讲：
1. 跟 Eric Ries的访问， 有关 Minimum Viable Product (最基本有效产品)
http://venturehacks.com/articles/minimum-viable-product
我觉的这样完全地符合了尽量不要浪费时间和精力的原则。
2. Guy Kawasaki - Art of Innovation
http://www.zentation.com/viewer/index.php?passcode=epbcSNExIQr
Guy的演讲幽默地拨开创业的奥秘。
3. http://www.ted.com
每当需要鼓励或灵感的时候，就到这个网站看演讲。世界上有太多聪明和伟大的人。
4. "Flow" - 心理学、成功秘诀
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)
一生都保持这样的状态的人生是怎样的人生？
5. How to Make Wealth 怎样制造财富
http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html
透彻的分析
6. Technology Transfer and IP Licensing in China 在中国有关实行科技转移和知识产权的要点
http://academy.epo.org/e_
7. 80/20 Principle
新年的约定，简单又难：吾日三省吾身
张家铨 Ryan
twwt: ryanteocc
click: http://www.e3alive.org
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Shanghai
Shanghai.
Can't deny it.. but I'm falling in love with this city..
Locals spitting indiscriminately.. True. =) Masses of people on the public transportation. True. Not so cheap prices (scarily like Singapore.. ) True.
But the people I've met so far.. my housemates, the waterpolo guys.. make the journey so interesting.
Glad that we're all very neat and clean people.. There's always someone sweeping or mopping or arranging things in order.
Wish you were here, dear.
Can't deny it.. but I'm falling in love with this city..
Locals spitting indiscriminately.. True. =) Masses of people on the public transportation. True. Not so cheap prices (scarily like Singapore.. ) True.
But the people I've met so far.. my housemates, the waterpolo guys.. make the journey so interesting.
Glad that we're all very neat and clean people.. There's always someone sweeping or mopping or arranging things in order.
Wish you were here, dear.
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