We don’t believe in a diverse workforce to mirror society solely because it’s right.
我們相信,多樣化的員工可以獨自地映社會,不僅因為這是正確的。
We also believe in diversity because the more diverse you are as an organization, the more diverse are the opinions that get expressed,
我們也相信多樣化,因為作為一個組織,越具有多樣性,產生的想法就越具有多樣性。
which sometimes crates friction, and friction slows down the machine.
這樣有時會產生磨擦,而摩擦減慢了機器的速度。
When the machine slows down, good things can happen.
當機器速度減慢時,好的東西就產生了。
If it is just sliding along with no friction, you get the easy solution; you get mediocrity.
如果只是沒有任何摩擦的滾動,你就會得到簡單的解決辦法,你獲得平庸之材。
We work very hard on getting diversity at the top of the organization, and like many organizations we still have room to improve.
我們正努力地使公司最高層產生多樣化,并且像許多組織一樣,我們還有改進的空間。
That will make us more creative. And I,m not just talking about diversity in skin color or ethnic background.
改進后會使我們更具有創造力。我們不僅僅是討論皮膚顏色或種族背景的多樣化
I’m talking about diversity in point of view.
也討論觀點的多樣化。
That’s why, as a company, we encourage individualism more than any place I know.
這就是為什么作為一家企業,我們比我所知道的任何企業更鼓勵個性。
We want people who work here to look at from one another.
我們希望在這里工作的人看到世界的方式彼此不同。
They can be white, they can be African-American, they can be Indian or Chinese or Latino—it doesn’t really matter.
他們可以是白人、非裔美國人、印度人、中國人或拉美人,這都不重要
The important thing is that they look at the same problem and bring their own individuality to the solution.
重要的是,他們面臨同樣的問題提出各自不同的解決方法。
Do costs ever come into the creative process? Should they?
具有創造力的過程是否要花錢?是否應該花錢?
Absolutely. We are always looking onto the creatice solutions to problems—and solutions that cost less money.
絕對應該。我們一直在尋找具有創造性且花費更少的解決問題的方案。
Remember we still run a business; art and commerce go together.
牢記我們在管理一個企業,藝術與商業要相輔相成。
I often quote Woody Allen saying, “If show business wasn’t a business, it would be called show show.”
我經常引用伍迪艾倫的話,“如果電影公司不是一家公司的話,它應該被叫做作秀”。
Everything we do must not only be creatively responsible but also fiscally responsible, whether we’re talking about an acquisition or a corporate financing or a scene in a movie.
無論我們討論的是兼并、融資或者電影里的一個場景,我們所做的任何事情不僅要對創造力負責,還要對財政負責。
And in the end, the most creative and sound solutions will emerge. Finding a solution is, by definition, a creative act.
最終,最有創造力且最合理的解決方案將會產生。從本質上講,尋找解決方案的過程就是創造性的行為。