Recently inEnterprise digitalizationPublished Dr. An Xiaopeng's article An Xiaopeng: 3 Models of Data Elements Creating Value, mentioned in the article.
What exactly is the essence of digitalization?In my opinion, there are two revolutions: one is the tool revolution and the other is the decision-making revolution.
After reading this article, I remembered a discussion with Dr. An Xiaopeng about digitalization in 2019, and I think digitalIt's all about designAt that time, Dr. Ahn's view was that the key to digitalization wasDecision-makingand, for design, yesSelection of design options, which is also a kindDecision-making
About decision-making, I rememberedMaxwell the Demon
Maxwell is a decision-maker
The second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy increase, states that the total degree of chaos (i.e., "entropy") of an isolated system does not decrease (i.e., entropy increase) in natural processes.
In order to deduce the possibility of violating the second law of thermodynamics, the British physicist Maxwell proposed the hypothesis of Maxwell's demon in 1871.
An insulated container is divided into two compartments, both of which are filled with gas, and the temperature of each part is the same. There must be some molecules in these gases that move faster than others.
Suppose there is a small door in the container along with the ab cell, and suppose there is a goblin that can identify the velocity of the gas molecules in the a cell: if it is a high-speed molecule, the goblin will open the door;If it's a low-speed molecule, the little demon closes the door.
In this way, under the influence of Maxwell's demon, the temperature at one end of the container is rising, and the temperature at the other end is decreasing.
Maxwell's job is essentially decision-making。And the premise of Maxwell's hypothesis is that it isThe velocity of the gas molecule is obtained (this is a kind of data).
In the closed system of nature, in the absence of external energy, the tendency is always more chaotic, i.e. entropy increases;And to achieveEntropy decreases, i.e. more orderly, there are only two ways:
1) Entropy reduction with the help of external energy;
2) Entropy reduction through information assistance.
The Industrial Revolution boosted efficiency through the Energy Revolution;Digital transformation uses data to aid decision-making
Studying the history of human development, at the beginning of the industrial revolution, it was through the use of external energy sources through machinery and equipment to achieve industrial mass production.
The Industrial Revolution first occurred in spinning machinery, which initially used the energy of water flow to achieve industrial production.
The steam engine was then modified by Watt to harness the energy of the coal.
Gradually develop to the use of electric energy, oil and gas energy to drive the production of equipment.
Mass production in the early days of industrial society,Usually the product is singleA single product is relatively orderly, and production efficiency is the bottleneck。Any technological change is aimed at improving production efficiency.
With the development of technology, the product is realizedDiversity, for the sake of diversityThe production process of the product is orderly, it is necessary to use digital (early information) technology to order the disordered (diverse) product production process.
Digital technology mainly solves the problem of order in diversity (products, services).
Every progress of human beings comes from the transformation of tools
The early stages of human development were named after tools, such as the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.
And every great progress of human society comes from the transformation of tools, and with the help of toolsThe division of labor in society will be realized
The Industrial Revolution was the use of mechanical tools to realize the division of labor between industry and handicraftsIndustry 20 assembly line, to achieve the division of labor in different jobs;Industry 30 The development of information technology has realized the division of labor between OEMs and OEMs.
And to Industry 40, will be implementedThe division of labor between white-collar work and innovative decision-making
Industry 40 In the early days, the first thing to realize is that machines liberate blue-collar jobs. White-collar jobs, on the other hand, include ordinary transactional work (programmatic decision-making with rules) and innovative decision-making work (non-programmatic decision-making).
In the digital phase, there are rules for procedural decision-makingThis can all be achieved with digital smart toolsto liberate people,And people will be engaged in higher-value, innovative decision-making
Innovative decision-making requires tools to enable team collaboration.
Therefore, the most important capability of the digital tool revolution is to enable team collaboration. The diversity of team capabilities is orderly, and the core support is the support for data application.