富不过三代。As just another very ordinary Singapore-born Singaporean Scientist Engineer in Singapore: essentially a Nobody, but .....
First - I like to congratulate MAX for bringing this wonderful 59th Birthday present to Singapore - Thank you very much.
When Joseph Schooling won our Nation's 1st Olympics Gold in 2016, besides the congratulatory messages; at the back, many Singaporeans started asking if he was "brought" in like our Table Tennis players?
It took a while for Schooling to "prove" he is indeed a heartland, homegrown Singaporean athlete. I found that episode unimpressive and unwarranted, anyone as Singaporean that wins for Singapore - Wins 🏆
From a Disruptive Innovation Theory perspective, Singapore has a Talent Program to bring in the Best to Win and continue staying with us as part of Singapore, that's very important - Disruptive Innovation.
Now, my tagline, many LinkedIn connections questioned why I have to include "Singapore-born", just use Singaporean is more than enough. Some even gone over to criticize, I am xenophobic and rate those born outside of Singapore "second-class".
As a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM Learner, Practitioner, Researcher and Educator; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences HASS is not my field of forte.
But I wanted to represent another group of Singaporeans, myself as 2nd Generation, since my Grandparents came from China via Hong Kong 🇭🇰 in the early 1900s.
富不过三代。Our next-generation Singaporeans, and hence this group of us needs to apply Sustaining Innovation, how to continue growing for Economic and Societal relevancy.
If this next-gen fails, this big group of us, will have to depend on imports for Survivability? And we know very well, from Disruptive Innovation Theory, Incumbents fit the classic textbook examples from Kodak, Nokia and perhaps Intel, all failed to accept Disruptive Technology and internally cannot Innovate.
From Companies to Organizations and Countries, Disruptive Innovation Theory applies. I have mentioned strong Countries that colonized other societies between 15th and 18th centuries, most are in decline as past rulers.
Therefore, The Theory applies:
• Disruptive Innovation (Global Talents, Imports)
• Sustaining Innovation (Heartlanders Innovate)
• Efficiency Innovation (Singapore United)
My Generation becomes to this Sustaining Innovation category, different techniques will be utilized to help this group of Singaporeans continue the Process Engineering.
I hope this post helps to explain, why my tagging of this line, is actually for heartland Singaporeans, rather than looked upon with other perception.
Disruptive Innovation is once in a lifetime (if they cannot do it, typical Singaporeans won't see them), while Sustaining Innovation is continuous; because the next Economic & Political cycle will feel it.
Finally, I am Seeing What's Next with Robotics AI Technology, it is Disruptive, Sustaining and Efficiency all-in-one and this is FutureSingapore.
