issue 168

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issue168  True innovative ideas do not arise from groups of people, but from individuals. When the groups try to be creative, the members force each other to comprise, and as a result, creative ideas tend to be weakened and made more conventional. Most original ideas arise from individuals working alone.
提纲1 的确有些时候人数多了会使原来不为人知的观点被扼杀
2        但现实是 很多时候 工作不可能有一个人完成 每个人的贡献都不可缺少
3        而且 社会提供了越来越多的自主 让研究者有机会 在一起从而避开 传统观念的影响
The speaker asserts that most original ideas arise from individuals but not groups on the basis that the members may force those creative ideas to comprise and be weakened and conventional. However, the speaker ignores the importance of cooperation and inspiration stimulated by the members and the fact that today's society is trying to provide a better atmosphere in stimulating creative ideas.

Admittedly, the pressure imposed upon the creative individuals forcing them to comprise and, in many cases, weakening the creativity of ideas should not be overlooked in the human history. From Bruno, who first objected that the earth-centric theory but was sentenced to death, to Collie, who drew the conclusion in accordance with Bruno through observation by telescope but retreated from expounding it due to the threat from religious power. Even today, when Albert Einstein published his Theory of Relativity, many people were skeptical about it. As Mark Twain said (I paraphrase):The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. In this sense, the group would play a negative role in generating creative ideas.

  However, along with scientists' deeper scope into our material world, an increasing number of tasks can no longer be accomplished through one single person's devotion, and the collaboration of groups deserves our attention. When talking about this point, a striking example coming into my mind is the birth of the first atom bomb in China, which cost nearly ten years of those elites advocating to that mission. As one of my professors, the dean of Physics said when he retrospected on those days: It was a hard time but each of us tended to seize every inspiration, made sure of the value behind them and applied those fleeting thoughts to the critical task. Without any one of those scientists and their close cooperation, the success of Chinese first atom bomb would be postponed for many years.

  Moreover, as time passes by, the society has gradually realized the importance of such creative ideas and the atmosphere in which such creativity can be best cultivated; thus efforts have been taken to provide atmosphere for genius for further research. Public or private funds have been allocated to support various researches and all sorts of laboratories are set up where individuals sharing common interests learn from each other and tend to be more productive through collaborative commitment, free from limitation set by conventional ideas from other members. Striking examples are the Bell Laboratory as well as those supported by NIH, from where the latest advancement achieved through interaction among their members in related area always gains the world’s attention. Hence, such organizations get rid of the restriction of conventional opinions to some extent, thereby, enjoying a freer atmosphere and being more creative.

  In sum, I concede the conventional force and people's suspicious nature impeded the creative ideas with respect to historical affairs, but I propose most creative ideas arise from groups nowadays, on the basis that collaborate work is gaining increase importance and the society provides a better environment.