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To unify common beliefs, bridge differences, and explore the emerging digital horizon,we need to connect the right dots.

Competitive uniqueness makes you shine even on a raining day. It provides the opportunity to think of new ways to do things; it helps the individuals or organizations to differentiate themselves from competitors. 

It’s important to create or nurture an inclusive environment in which people will genuinely feel good, willingly get involved with commitment, and demonstrate unimaginable contribution, so the working environment also becomes healthier, happier, and creative.

"The world needs the symphony of all instruments, not just the melody of one." - This proverb showcases the beauty and strength in diversity of thought and perspective. Digital now opens a new window to see through the complexity from different angles, based on the latest social collaboration tools and technology maturity. Optimistically, the digital nature of hyperconnectivity and cross-boundary collaboration can stimulate the next level of ‘diversity in thought.’ Diverse groups spark collective creativity and discover higher-quality solutions.

To produce a high-performing team, we need cognitive differences, levels of capabilities, complementary experiences, a spectrum of skills, unique competencies, cultural perspectives, and a variety of personalities. So collaboratively, we could solve problems that each one of us couldn’t handle completely; but everyone makes a certain level of contribution.

"What sets you apart can sometimes feel like a burden, but it is often your greatest strength." - This highlights the potential power and value of one's unique qualities: Contemporary organizational leaders and professionals need to frame the new mindset to see the ever-changing world via multi-dimensional lenses and share their unique viewpoints to make an influence. To discover the unimaginable uniqueness of people, you need to look at all aspects of their individual traits and strengths, work ethic, influence, creativity, experience, capability, achievements, and performance, as well as their hidden potential.

The competitive necessity and competitive uniqueness are both important, the maturity of a business capability would be based on its ability to deliver on either customer needs or to achieve the desired capability outcome, but also importantly, to build the differentiated brand and the long-term business competency.

"Be a mirror that reflects the best in others, but don't become a windowpane that allows the storm to pass through you unchanged." - This proverb encourages learning from others while staying true to your own values and perspectives. We are limited by time and space, and learning from each other helps to surpass one's own limits; through someone else's experience, we can gain a lot without much price/loss to ourselves. People with a learning mind see unique patterns and make fresh connections that others overlook.

In addition, learning with each other shows a good attitude to learning and being open-minded for catching new perspectives. Still, everything has two sides; learning from others doesn’t mean accepting others’ viewpoints completely or following others blindly.

To unify common beliefs, bridge differences, and explore the emerging digital horizon,we need to connect the right dots, learn from our ancestors, from each other, apply an effective framework approach to structural problem-solving, and enhance innovation.

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