East Meets West 东西相遇 • Elegant way to depict complex concepts with brilliant simplicity –

Designer Yang Liu• East and West management style• Cause of difference in Western and Eastern

Western mentality Eastern mentality

EGO

Individualism vs Collectivism

ANGER

Social Network

PARTY

BOSS

DEAL WITH PROBLEM

Way of Self-Express

MEET NOVELTY

Punctuality

VOICE IN THE RESTAURANT

DRINK

MEALS

IN TREND

MOODS & WEATHER

TRAVELLING

BEAUTY

LIFE STYLE OF ELDERLY

CHILDREN IN FAMILY

STREET IN WEEKEND

QUEUE

SHOWER

Designer Yang Liu

Born in China but living in Germany since she was 14, Liu has a unique grip of this cultural duality — and she channels it with great wit and eloquent minimalism in graphics that say so much by showing so little.

W vs E Management Style

Figure 1: the 6 styles of Leadership (GLOBE STUDY, 2004)

•high standards, decisiveness, and innovation; seeks to inspire people around a vision; creates a passion among them to perform; and does so by firmly holding on to core values.

Charismatique

•instills pride, loyalty, and collaboration among organizational members; and highly values team cohesiveness and a common purpose or goals.

Team

•encourages input from others in decision-making and implementation; and emphasizes delegation and equality.

Participative

•stresses compassion and generosity; and it is patient, supportive, and concerned with the well-being of others.

Human

•an independent, individualistic, and self-centric approach to leadership.

Autonomous

•emphasizes procedural, status-conscious, and 'face-saving' behaviors; and focuses on the safety and security of the individual and the group.

Self-protective

W vs E – cause of difference

Eastern mentality

Western mentality

Video Sharing• Language System Difference- Western focus Noun – independent- Eastern focus Verb – interaction

• Value and Concept Difference- Western want to see- Eastern want to be

East Meets West 东西相遇

Thank you

Western mentality Eastern mentality

Appendix – sharing

La Passion des mots

J’avais la passion d’enregister en secret des mots sur un petit carnet. J’en faisais une collection, come d’autres font pour les timbres. J’adorais 《 grenade 》 《 fumée 》 《 bourru 》 《 vermoulu 》 et surtout 《 merveille 》 : et je me les répétais souvent, quand j’étais seul, pour les platsir de les entendre

Or dans les discours de l’oncle, il y avait de tout nouveaux, et qui était delicieux: 《 damasquiné 》 《 florilège 》 《 filigrare 》 ou 《 grandioses 》 《 damasquiné 》 《 plénipotentiaire 》 . Lorsque sur le fleuve de son discours. Je voyais passer l’un des vaisseaux à 3 ponts, je levais la main et je demandais des explications qu’il ne me refusait jamais

Marcel Pagonl: la gloire de mon père