We were invited to present a Key Note lecture on August 5, 2017 at the Chinese Conference on Abrasives Technology at Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. Inserted below are main points, some images and a link to the full presentation.
Acknowledgements
- Thanks to Prof. Zhang at HIT, to the organizers of CCAT and Harbin Institute of Technology
- Thanks to Dr. Jinsheng Wang, GM, Intelligent Grinding Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., my friend and host for this visit
- Thanks to many friends and colleagues across the globe in the industry as well as in the academia.
- This talk is a summary of many years of experience and successful collaboration between Academic researchers and Professionals in the industry across the globe.
Outline
- 21st Century economy requires New Solutions with deliberate focus on Academic Research; That Integrates knowledge from all sources
- New Solutions require three types of Knowledge:
- Academic learning
- Hands on Experience
- Transformational Skills.
- New Solutions in Grinding Processes are the result of collaboration between Academic Research and Industrial Applications enabled by Transformational Skills.
- Transformational Skills are necessary for industry / university collaboration
- Examples and Case Studies.
SUMMARY
- 21st Century Research has to be targeted to deliver New Solutions
- This requires integrating knowledge from all sources.
- Knowledge Integration is enabled by System Thinking:
- Every solution is integration of Science, Engg. And Mgt.
- Focus on the big picture, not merely the dots.
- Three sources of Knowledge are simultaneously required today:
- Academic Education
- Hands on Training
- Transformational Skills.
- During this talk we have described the “System Thinking” and “TS”.
- We have also shown examples of how these are useful for promoting effective industry/university collaboration.
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