Extenics Webinar: Intelligent Handling of Contradiction Problems and Its Application in Management Innovation

 Webinar named “Intelligent Handling of Contradiction Problems and Its Application in Management Innovation” (统信大讲堂-矛盾问题智能化处理及其在管理创新中的应用) was organized by Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (上海对外经贸大学) and Prof. Xingsen Li (李兴森) was the guest speaker. In his talk, the content included nature of contradiction problems, intelligent handling of contradiction problems, paths for management innovation and its key applications.

Prof. Li firstly briefed that innovation could solve omnipresent contradiction problems. However, the core problem we met is the limit of individual innovation capability compared with infinite demand of innovation. A systematic innovation methodology was needed to help us. We also needed high and multiple dimensions as well as system thinking.

Then Prof. Li mentioned the academic contribution of Extenics including extension the scope of mathematics, developed extension set, extension logic, etc. 

And then Prof. Li introduced the father of Extenics – Prof. Cai Wen (蔡文).  He also briefed different researches including extension strategic generation, extension data mining, extension design, management of extension engineering, … etc.

The modeling, extension and transformation were explained.

After that he described the extension set and its application. Using different examples, the transformation of classification was demonstrated. The following is one of examples to demonstrate the application of extension set.

Finally, Prof. Li briefed what is management. It is separated into two parts.  The first part is duct and second part is manipulated that input is material and resource, through the duct with manipulation to create value in output.

The macroscope view of management system was discussed.

Lastly, Prof. Li showed the Management Extension Innovation Model using Extenics and big data to enhance the innovation capability.

At the end, Prof. Li encouraged students to focus the contradiction problem handling in different field and mentioned three characteristics for enhancing their competitive power that are excellence, scarcity and innovation.

Reference:

Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (上海对外经贸大学) - https://www.suibe.edu.cn/

Extenics (可拓學) - http://extenics.gdut.edu.cn/

Research Institute of Extenics and Innovation Methods, GDUT (廣東工業大學可拓學與創新方法研究所) - http://extenics.gdut.edu.cn/info/1041/1302.htm