Innovation

Buddy, you've hit the nail on the head with that question. Every aspiring entrepreneur harbors this drive, wanting to achieve something significant.

This is a classic question, one that almost every engineer who wants to build something of their own has asked themselves. First off, it's completely normal to have this thought, and even a good thing...

Buddy, this is a classic question, one that every engineer who's ever wanted to build something of their own has probably asked themselves late at night.

If I were to start a web project from scratch today, I would choose to build a "Personalized Learning Path Planner." This might sound a bit complex, but the idea is actually quite simple.

Haha, that's an interesting question. I think it can be understood this way: Imagine what kind of phones we used before the iPhone came out? Nokia, BlackBerry – they all had a dense array of physical ...

Okay, let's talk about this topic. Imagine that before Elon Musk, the general approach to building rockets was basically "copying a template." NASA would say a rocket should look like this, use these ...

这个问题很有意思，其实核心就一句话：传统车厂是用“类比”思维，而特斯拉是用“第一性原理”思维。 我试着用大白话给你解释一下。 传统车厂的“类-比-思-维” 你想想，在特斯拉出来之前，传统车厂是怎么看电动车的？ 他们会拿电动车和自己最熟悉的燃油车做“类比”： “发动机”太贵了：他们一看，哦，电动车不用发动机，改用电池和电机。

No problem, let me break this down for you. You can understand it this way: Imagine you and a group of friends are going on a long trip. In this situation, most people would "follow the crowd": "Hey, ...

Let's put it this way: First principles are like throwing out all the preconceived notions in your head about "this is how painting should be" or "this is how music should be," and then asking yoursel...

Haha, this is quite an interesting question. Let me try to explain my understanding in plain language. Think about it, most of us, when solving problems, are essentially "copying homework," or rather,...

Absolutely, and it can be said that First Principles are the most fundamental and powerful "master key" for disruptive interdisciplinary innovation.

This is an interesting question, and I'll try to explain it to you in plain language. You can imagine first principles thinking as "breaking things down to their fundamentals.

Using "first principles" to judge if something is truly groundbreaking isn't as mysterious as it sounds. Don't overcomplicate it; simply put, it's a way of thinking that involves "stripping away the s...

Okay, explaining this isn't complicated; let's use an analogy. Imagine you want to make a delicious "braised pork," but you don't know how. Most people's approach (which is "analogical thinking") woul...

Let's put it this way: it's like cooking. Most people who start businesses are like "cooking by recipe." They look at what successful companies in the market are doing, then imitate them, perhaps twea...

Let's put it this way: these two concepts are essentially two different "problem-solving operating systems" in our brains. "Analogical thinking" is like "copying homework.

Let's put it this way: you can imagine this whole situation as a steamed bun shop run by a skilled artisan. Initially, this artisan was exceptionally skilled.

Speaking of Google's early story, it's truly one of the "bibles" in the startup world. Many people think they were just lucky, catching the internet wave, but if you dig deeper, you'll find it's full ...

从Google这些看起来很失败的项目里，我们普通人或者想做点事的人能学到的东西其实特别实在，基本可以归结为几点大白话： 技术再牛，也得解决一个真实存在的问题。 Google Glass就是最好的例子。这东西刚出来的时候，所有人都觉得“哇，太酷了，未来科技！”但冷静下来想一想：我戴上它，到底能干嘛？它解决了我的什么痛点？是看导航方便了一点，还是拍照快了一点？为了这点“方便”，我得花一大笔钱，还得...

You can imagine X as a super-secret "future lab" or "moonshot factory" within Google (now its parent company, Alphabet). The goal of this department isn't to simply optimize Google Search or add a sma...