Aesthetic of Work
Ancient Greek philosophers identified 3 ideals: truth, good, and beauty. Chinese add in the 4th: abundance.
Science is dedicated to pursuit of truth, and technology to its application. Ethics and morality, to pursuit of the good, Aesthetic to beauty, and Economics to abundance.
Although management or economics mainly to pursue abundance, working without truth, good & beauty would be suffering.
Management should embrace technology, guided by ethical values, & in aesthetic way. How?
Aesthetic is related to creation & re-creation. Work should be creative to innovate something new. This could happen when company re-fresh mind, heart & body of her employees, it is promoting fun & enjoyment.
