What is a "folk think tank"?

Folk think tank is an intellectual institution established by experts and scholars who have never held public office in government or semi-official institutions using private capital. Think tanks can be divided into three categories: official think tanks, semi-official think tanks and private think tanks according to the different founding institutions, sources of funds and operating funds.

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fundamental/essential component

Principle advocate

Carnegie, the founder of American steel company, once said, "Take all my factories, equipment, markets and funds. As long as I keep my members, I will still be the king of steel in four years. " Carnegie, who likes to create wealth and share it with others, can be said to be an advocate of the principle of think tanks.

Membership composition

A think tank is a group of two or more people who work for the same goal with a harmonious attitude and positive spirit.

Carnegie, the founder of American steel company, is an excellent "leading goose". The great wealth he has is the crystallization of collective wisdom. He is not an arbitrary chaebol, he likes to create wealth and share it with others. It can be said that he is an advocate of the principle of think tanks.

The development of history

Think tank is a popular saying at present. There have been many names in history, such as door guest, strategist, counselor, staff officer, consultant and so on. Think tanks played a very important role in ancient military and other political activities.

For example, history books and art books all record Sun Wu's advice for He Lv, Wei Wenhou and Qi Weiwang. Here, Sun Wu, Wu Qi and Sun Bin are all counselors, and they have made indelible contributions to their respective monarchs governing the country.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-civil think tank