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The Enduring Art of War: Infinite Creativity in Conflict

Explore the strategic power of Chi and Cheung in perpetual innovation, balancing unorthodox and orthodox approaches, exemplified by historical conflicts like Hannibal vs. Rome and Apple vs. IBM. Dive into psychological warfare tactics and the nature of war, highlighting the importance of creativity and discipline in overcoming challenges.

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The Enduring Art of War: Infinite Creativity in Conflict

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  1. The Enduring Art of War 孫子兵法

  2. Chi & Cheung: Infinite Creativity in Endless Conflict “One who excels at the unorthodox is as inexhaustible as the cosmos. What reach An end and begin again are the Sun and Moon” – Strategic Military Power 兵勢

  3. Chi and Cheung • Unorthodox vs. Orthodox as perpetual innovation • “Govern with Orthodoxy; Fight with Unorthodoxy “ – Lao Tzu • “Unorthodox & Orthodox Renew Each Other in an Endless Cycle. Who can Exhaust Them?” – Sun Tzu

  4. Chi in State and Corporate War Hannibal vs. Rome Apple vs. IBM

  5. Psychological Warfare “I bring out the worst in my enemies & that’s how I get them to defeat themselves”- Roy Cohen, Lawyer, Co-counsel with Joseph McCarthy “If they are angry, irritate them; be differential to inflate their arrogance” – Laying Plans 始 計 

  6. Attack Hierarchy Plans Alliances Military Forces Civilians “Subjugating the enemy without fighting is the pinnacle of excellence” – Planning Offensives , 謀攻 

  7. Shih: Strategic Power “The strategic power of one who excels at wielding warriors in war is comparable to rolling round boulders down a 1000 fathoms mountain” - Strategic Military Power 兵勢  Concept Action Larger Force Smashes Smaller Force ‘War Machine in Motion’ • Large Power Imbalance/Asymmetry • Potential Energy/Momentum • Fullness Destroys Emptiness • Strength Crushes Weakness • Discipline Disperses Chaos

  8. Shih: Strategic Power Nature War Overwhelming momentum removes obstacles.

  9. “Cast them into hopeless situations and they will be preserved.” – Terrains 地形  Final Exam D-Day

  10. Deception Par Excellence! • Alan Turing et al decipher Enigma & selectively use to deceive Nazis into thinking code remains unbroken - civilians and soldiers often not warned of impending attack.

  11. “ Warfare must be a vital, creative process. A soldier chosen to wield life and death on the battlefield must be an artist. If not, he’s simply a murderer” – ShakaZulu, SABC Miniseries, 1985 Creativity as Alchemy How many sordid pursuits (war, law, commerce…) are partially ennobled by creativity and cunning?

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