What does it mean to be an artisan

Question 1: What is meant by the spirit of craftsmanship? The spirit of seriousness, meticulousness and refinement in doing work.

Question 2: Why does China need the spirit of craftsmanship The "spirit of craftsmanship", which focuses on traditional handicrafts, has become popular again in recent years, and craftsmen refer to those who are highly skilled craftsmen, who constantly refine and sharpen their crafts through their hands, in order to achieve the highest level of skill and quality, and even more so for the "heart" experience. It is also a training of the "heart". In this regard, a number of artisan books have emerged, which not only spread the spirit of artisans, but also spread the culture of artisans. In this issue, we recommend a few books with such unique craftsmanship, and readers together into these great or ordinary, but actually exist in our lives, and affect our lives "craftsman world".

Artisan books are gradually gaining attention

Looking back at the artisan books on the market in recent years, word of mouth and sales double praise works, roughly divided into the following two categories. One is to highlight the performance of the "craftsman" life class artisan books, and the second is to "artisan spirit" as the core of the management class artisan books.

"Artisan" is a craft of life, and "artisan" is the person who owns the craft. When I was young, I could always see the craftsmen walking the streets, repairing shoes and socks, making candy people and pinching clay figures, making popcorn, cotton candy, shaving pick, grinding scissors, knocking knives, etc., or picking their own toolboxes while walking and yelling, or in the street in a fixed position to set up a small stall. These various craftsmen make their living on the basis of their exquisite skills and ancient wisdom that have been passed down from generation to generation.

With the accelerated development of the industrial age, the craftsmen's skills have gradually lost their utility, and the craftsmen have gradually disappeared from people's lives. And about the publication of artisan books, although there are some over the years, but did not attract much attention. Until 2015, the market has published a number of books about artisans, artisan books are officially back in people's eyes.

Looking back at the artisan books on the market in recent years, word of mouth and sales of double praise works, roughly divided into the following two categories. One is to highlight the "craftsman" life class artisan books, the second is to "artisan spirit" as the core management class artisan books.

The artisan books that highlight the life of the "craftsmen" have been attracting attention since their release. In particular, Pure Culture Planning, Democracy and Construction Publishing House, about the author's hometown of a craftsman and the fate of the family of the "craftsman" (Democracy and Construction Publishing House, June 2015 edition) is the most prominent, the author of the Shen Fu fishermen through the hometown of 15 craftsmen and their family fate of the story of the village with a history of more than six hundred years of prosperity and decline, the change of life. Well loved by readers. Since its release, the book has been reprinted three times in a row and sold around 35,000 copies. Compared with other best-selling books, the book's sales are not much, but among the artisan books, it is considered a good scorecard. In addition, the book also won the title of the major media annual good book and the most beautiful book of 2015. The earlier published "generation of craftsmen" (Xinjiang People's Publishing House, March 2002 edition) also has similarities with the "craftsmen", also describes those craftsmen in the countryside in a hundred life, for readers to depict a generation of people's life changes. Another example is "Life Needs Craftsmanship" (CITIC Publishing House, January 2016), which has just been released, which interviews 10 contemporary Japanese potters and takes readers into their pottery workshops. These potters in the book live in seclusion in mountain villages, leading a life of purity, repeating the work of making pottery day after day in their quiet studios. The road of making pottery is like life, relying on craftsmanship, and there is no hurry, no laziness. It is a craft that cannot be rushed or lazily practiced. Through this book, readers can not only encounter the beauty of craftsmanship, but also meet the artisan's heart hidden behind the ceramics.

The "craftsman spirit" as the core of the management of the craftsman books, in recent years, has become the new favorite of business managers. In the introduction of the book "I am a craftsman" (Oriental Publishing House, March 2013 edition), the author told readers about the so-called "artisan spirit", that is, not only as a tool to make money, but also to establish a kind of dedication to the work, and the things done and products produced by the spirit of excellence, carving and polishing. This is the same as the American author Richard? Sonnett's creation, The Artisan, which argues that while the word artisan conjures up images of a way of life that disappeared with the advent of industrial society, the field of artisanship is much larger than the scope of skilled manual labor; today's programmers, doctors, parents, and citizens need to understand the value of artisanal spirit. So from the bricklayers of ancient Rome to the goldsmiths of the Renaissance, from the printing presses of Paris to the factories of London, all are explored in the book. The Craftsman's Handbook: the Practices and Reflections of a Monolithic Worker (Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Press, December 2015 edition) then equates programmers with craftsmen in general. At ...... >>

Question 3: China *** and the spirit of craftsmanship "Craftsmanship" in today's business management has an important learning value, with the party said that some far-fetched

Today's society is impatient, the pursuit of "short, flat, quick" (less investment, cycle time). " (less investment, short cycle, quick results) brought about by the immediate benefits, thus ignoring the quality of the product soul. Therefore, enterprises need craftsmanship even more in order to succeed in the long-term competition. When other companies are keen on "money, do die a certain product, and then new products, and then money" cycle, adhere to the "spirit of craftsmanship" of enterprises, relying on beliefs, beliefs, and watch the product continues to improve, constantly improve, and ultimately, through the high standards of the requirements of the experience, become the pride of many users, regardless of the success of the product, the quality of the product. The company has become the pride of many users, whether successful or not, this process, their spirit is a complete enjoyment, is not vulgar, but also positive and positive.

Why do many Chinese companies fail to improve the quality of their products? Although there are many reasons, but ultimately can be attributed to one aspect, is to do things lack of rigorous craftsmanship. China's product quality is not as good as Japan's, one of the important reasons is that people do things more rigorous than us, more artisanal spirit.

Enterprises can not blindly learn and introduce Japanese management. Japanese management is worth learning is a spirit, rather than specific practices. This spirit is the spirit of craftsmanship. The so-called spirit of craftsmanship, the first is to love what you do, more than the love of these things to bring you money; the second is to strive for excellence, fine-tuning. Lean management is all about the words "lean" and "profit". In the Japanese concept, you improve it from 60% to 99%, and from 99% to 99.99% is the same concept. They don't compete with others, they compete with themselves.

Question 4: What is the spirit of craftsmanship? How should it be to be understood? Craft *** an's

spirit) refers to the spiritual concept of craftsmen carving their own products and striving for excellence. Craftsmen love to continually sculpt their products, improve their craft, and enjoy the process of sublimating their products in their hands. Craftsmen have a high demand for details, the pursuit of perfection and the ultimate, the fine product has a persistent insistence and pursuit of quality, the quality from 99% to 99.99%, its profit is small, but long benefit to the world. Craftsmen love what they do more than the money they bring in. Craftsmen don't compete with others, they always compete with themselves.

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Question 5: The author of the craftsman's spirit (Japan) Akiyama Toshihide Akiyama Toshihide: Japan's famous "Akiyama Woodworking" founder, representative director. 1944 was born in Nara Prefecture, established in 1971, Akiyama Woodworking Co. "Akiyama Woodworks' custom-made furniture is commonly used in the Japanese Palace Hall, the Welcome Guest House, the Diet Hall, and famous hotels. Akiyama Carpentry's unique craftsman training system, which emphasizes the character of its people, has attracted attention in the industry and at home and abroad.　　Chen Xiaoli: Overseas Chinese entrepreneur and vice president of Japan Huishang Association. She is committed to economic and trade exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and Japanese enterprises, and is enthusiastic about the exchange and transmission of Chinese and Japanese culture.

Question 6: What is craftsmanship? In my opinion, craftsmanship is a kind of spiritual culture accumulated by human beings for millions of years and reached its peak in the handicraft era. According to the definition of craftsmen by Small Soldier, craftsmanship should contain two parts: the spirit of pursuing the ultimate and the creativity of ingenuity. So the so-called artisan spirit, its essence is creativity and perseverance.

Question 7: How to understand the spirit of craftsmanship? "As of 2012, there are 3,146 companies with a lifespan of more than 200 years in Japan, the most in the world, 837 in Germany, 222 in the Netherlands, and 196 in France. We researched the secret of their longevity, and all of these companies are passing on a spirit - craftsmanship. Many people think that a craftsman is a kind of mechanically repetitive worker, but in fact a craftsman has a more profound meaning. He represents the temperament of an era, firm, down-to-earth, and striving for excellence." Dr. Xu Zhiming, Deputy General Manager of Zhengxin Xiamen Group, said that the core factor of the enterprise is people, and the way to get out of this predicament is to cultivate the enterprise's "craftsmanship". Craftsmen are constantly carving their products and improving their craftsmanship, and they enjoy the process of sublimation of their products in their hands. This is also the attitude of Zhengxin for the product, Zhengxin hope to shape a series of classic products, in addition to the basic attributes of safety, durability, but also with customized "personality", to create a closer to the Chinese consumer, China's terrain tires, Mercedes-Benz in the city, the countryside, the plateau, the plains between.

Question 8: What is the spirit of craftsmanship from the Japanese artisanal journey Generally speaking of craftsmen, our understanding is that it refers to those who will only bury their heads in the office do not know the innovation is called craftsmen, and the spirit of craftsmanship refers to the pursuit of a higher level of technology in order to have the technology of the people, hard work of the spirit of the spirit of doing things.

Now the Chinese craftsmen lack this spirit, should learn, just to make money by cutting corners without the pursuit of meticulous, very undesirable.

Question 9: What is the spirit of craftsmanship in design What is the spirit of craftsmanship? Loyalty to the cause, perseverance; work excellence, meticulous; good brain, dare to innovate; can look at the big picture, from a small place to start; the ordinary things, do not ordinary; in ordinary positions. Make extraordinary performance ...... Don't you think this spirit is needed in any position? Regardless of any position, anyone, as long as you have this spirit, you will certainly be able to make extraordinary performance.

Question 10: What is called the spirit of craftsmanship? Do the work of serious, meticulous, fine-tuned spirit.