A CENTURY of INNOVATION--THE 3M STORY

本文将记录自己阅读的书籍: 《一个世纪的创新--3M的故事》的过程,顺便写下自己的翻译。有不当之处望留言告知。谢谢!

前言:炒股的人应该对道琼斯有所了解。世界上影响力最大的股票指数道琼斯,只覆盖了 30 个公司。但这三十个公司是美国经济 中最具代表性、长期发展稳定并且关乎到美国经济命脉的大公司。道琼斯不断地淘汰过时的公司然后吸收新鲜血液,比如微软等公司十几年前被加入到这三十个公司。由于美国和世界产业的变迁,能几十年一直在道琼斯指数中的公司寥寥无几,3M 公司便是这凤毛麟角中的一个。每个人了解3M公司的途可能不同有的人是通过胶带,抹布,砂纸等。我们计算机专业的前辈们可能是通过3M软盘了解的,有人会说3M怎么什么都做呀,一点都不专注!不,我觉的这正是3M强大的地方,3M公司的领导者们很聪明,他们很早以前就明白创新为公司加入新的血液,找到新的成长点,创新是使整个企业长青的核心重要因素之一。3M公司允许用公司工作时间的15%用于发明创新,而且领导层很懂得舍弃!他们将一些竞争激励,市场饱和,发展前景不好的部门(趁这些部门还值钱的时候)卖掉或者割出去单独成立一个公司即使这些部门正在赚钱!努力开拓新的市场或者进军刚出现的新兴市场!或许这就是为什么3M长盛不衰的原因吧!
其实我尝试着翻译这本书并不是一时兴起,一个是为了使自己时刻保持英语的熟练度,还有一个是看到一些现象:《战狼》火了马上就出来了战虎,战豹,战蛇......,继《傲慢与偏见》之后又有了《傲娇与偏见》等等,中国社会各个领域需要创新。(个人愚见,不针对任何人或者机构)

  • This book is dedicated to the thousands of 3M employees who have made 3M a strong, vibrant, growing, diversified technology company with innovative products and services in markets throughout the world.
    本书献给成千上万的3M(Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company明尼苏达矿业与制造公司)员工,是他们将3M变成了一个强大,充满活力,蓬勃发展,在国际市场上有着许多创新的产品和服务的多样化科技公司。(2018.4.3译)

  • About the cover:
    Shortly after the Century of Innovation began, 3M introduced Wetordry sandpaper, shown in the background, giving the company its first entry into the important automotive market. Inventor Francis Okie often scribbled notes on scraps of the sandpaper as he worked. Today, 3M optical films, shown in the foreground, are among the company’s newest products. These innovative films enhance the performance of electronic displays from the smallest hand held devices, such as cell phones, to large liquid crystal display monitors and televisions.
    © 2002, 3M Company. All rights reserved.
    First Edition: 2002
    关于封面:
    创新世纪开始后不久,3M公司发明了就像(封面)背景所展示那样的砂纸,这使得公司第一次进入了重要的汽车市场。发明者Francis Okie经常在砂纸的废脚料上做笔记。如今,在背景中展示的3M公司的光学薄膜是该公司最新的产品之一。这些创新性的薄膜加强了像手机这样的小的便携式设备到大型的液晶显示器和电视这样的电子设备的性能。
    2002年,3M公司版权所有
    第一版:2002  (2018.4.5译)

  • from the CEO . . .
    It is exciting to celebrate 3M’s first Century of Innovation with the extended 3M family.
    There are many reasons for 3M’s hundred years of progress: the unique ability to create new-to-the-world product categories, market leadership achieved by serving customers better than anyone else and a global network of unequalled international resources.
    The primary reason for 3M’s success, however, is the people
    of 3M. This company has been blessed with generations of imaginative, industrious employees in all parts of the enterprise, all around the world. I hope you’ll join us in celebrating not only a Century of Innovation but also a century of talented and innovative individuals.
    W. James McNerney, Jr.
    Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
    CEO:
    我怀着激动的心情和众多的3M家人们一起庆祝3M公司第一个创新的世纪
    有很多原因使得3M公司发展了100年:独一无二的为世界创造新的产品的能力;通过为消费者提供比其他公司更好的服务和无与伦比的国际资源的合作使我们在市场上占据领导地位
    然而,3M成功的主要原因是3M的员工,公司的繁荣归结于遍布世界各地各个部门一代又一代的富有想象力和勤劳的员工们,我希望我们不仅要一起庆祝一个世纪的创新,也要一起为这一个世纪以来天资聪颖有创造力的人们庆祝
    董事会主席和首席执行官:詹姆斯·麦克纳尼。(2018.4.6译)

chapter.1 Early struggles plants the seeds of innovation

  • In today’s business world, innovation is the mantra of success. For companies large and small, the big winners are those that match new, marketable ideas with customers before anyone else can. It takes flexibility and creativity and a willingness to risk. One hundred years ago, when 3M was founded as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, the formula for business success was the same. But for 3M, perseverance mattered even more. The multiple crises that rocked 3M a century ago could have easily destroyed a young company in the 21st century. Imagine, for example, that your “big idea” for a new product has properties that will leave your competition in the dust. You attract venture capital, invest in production facilities, and set your sales force loose to beat the market leaders. Then—as now—everything is riding on a marketable innovation with immense promise.
    在这个商品交易的世界里,创新对成功来说是必须的。对于一些大大小小的公司来说,最大的赢家是那些在别人之前找到新的有价值的拥有大量客户的想法的公司。这需要适应性和创造性还有愿意冒险的精神。100年前3M以矿业和制造业为主业成立的时候这些使商业成功的法则都是一样的,但是对于3M来说坚持更重要。3M 一个世纪前经历的各种各样的危机可以轻易的毁掉一个21世纪的年轻的公司。例如:假如你对新产品的设想可以让你的竞争对手望尘莫及。你吸引来了风投,投资了生产设备,然后让你的销售团队去打败市场领导者。然后,像现在一样所有的事情都依赖于有价值的具有非常好的前景的创新(这句话还有后续,下次翻译)。(2018.4.8译)

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