The HKIE Enginpreneurs
Hub Webinar named “In Search of Excellence Through Innovation” was held on 5th
Feb 2021. The Enginepreneurs (EP) Hub is an initiative of the Institution under
the Presidential Theme of Session 2020/2021, “Believing is seeing – Innovation
for transformation”, which seeks to draw from the combined talents and ample
experience of all HKIE members’ innovative ideas.
The guest speaker was
Ir. Dr. Victor Lo (President & Founding Director, ISIHK (Institute of
Systematic Innovation, Hong Kong)). Firstly he introduced the topics of webinar
including innovation background, TRIZ, Design Thinking and Innovation
Management System, etc.
Then Dr. Victor Lo
mentioned his understanding on Enginpreneurs meaning that some engineers start
their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity and
taking risks. And then he briefed the
innovation development widewide and especially reviewed in Hong Kong in 2018
& 2019.
The evolution of
survival strategies from Productivity to Quality and then to Innovation was
discussed. Dr. Lo raised that two directions for innovation and they were “Human
Centered Innovation” (Empathy) and “Systematic Innovation” (TRIZ).
After that he
introduced his PKIR (問知創行)
innovation model where P–Problem
identification, K–Knowledge
acquisition, I–Ideation
and R–Realization. And his innovation definition as Need (需)to
New (新)
plus Function (用)
that create Value (值).
Finally, he introduced
management system ISO 56002. He quoted INsourcing
Innovation about organization capability trend from structured productivity to
structured quality and then to structured innovation.
Then structure of ISO
56002 was briefed.
Some essential clauses
were explained including cl.8 operation, cl.4 context of the organization, cl.5
leadership, cl.6 planning, cl.7 support, cl.9 performance evaluation.
Lastly, he showed different
innovative cases and quoted Albert Einstein statement that “Imagination is more
important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and
understand, while imagination embraces the entire world.” He also used to learn
Chinese chess as example to learn innovation that it is not difficult but need to
practice that make you to be master.
At the end, Ir. Prof.
P.L. Yuen presented HKIE tie to Ir. Dr. Victor Lo. A good new that Ir. Dr. Victor Lo donated 100
his books for HKIE members.
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