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How to challenge conventional wisdom -- and change any industry (with Franklin Leonard)

2021/1/18
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Chris Duffy:探讨了在工作和行业中寻求改进的重要性,以及如何挑战传统智慧,并以Franklin Leonard在好莱坞的经历为例,说明了挑战传统智慧如何推动行业变革。他指出了好莱坞中存在的偏见和传统观念,例如关于电影题材、演员选择等方面的限制,以及这些观念对社会的影响。 Franklin Leonard:分享了他创立“黑名单”的经验,以及如何通过识别和表彰优秀剧本,改变好莱坞的运作方式。他认为好莱坞并不缺乏想象力,但行业决策受制于过时的传统观念,其中包含大量偏见。他强调,增加多样性不仅符合道德和伦理,也有利于商业利益。他呼吁人们积极质疑传统智慧,并将其应用于自身和组织的改进中。他还谈到了奥斯卡颁奖典礼的新规,以及如何通过关注影评、选择观看多元化电影等方式支持变革。他认为,观众应该观看自己喜欢的电影,不必对商业大片持有偏见,并鼓励人们从自己喜欢的电影入手,探索更多优秀的电影作品。他还谈到了电影院的关闭,以及线上平台如何提供了一种替代性的共同体验。他认为,电影对社会的影响是双向的,既可以促进人们的理解,也可能传播错误的观念。 Franklin Leonard:详细阐述了“黑名单”的运作模式和目标,以及如何通过多种方式支持好莱坞社区,特别是编剧。他指出,传统智慧往往是惯例而非智慧,需要积极地质疑和反思。他分享了自己在挑战传统观念方面的经验和教训,并强调了个人和组织都应该积极地质疑自身的传统观念,并不断改进。他还谈到了奥斯卡颁奖典礼的新规,以及其对电影制作的实际影响。他认为,奥斯卡新规促使电影公司努力提高多样性和包容性,但其影响有限。他强调,应该关注资源和发行渠道的公平问题,奥斯卡颁奖只是更广泛讨论的一部分。他还谈到了April Reign发起的#OscarsSoWhite话题对推动电影行业多元化的重要作用,以及普通人如何通过社交媒体等渠道为改变做出贡献。他认为,在日常生活中践行自己的价值观,并敢于指出不公正现象,对推动变革至关重要。他强调,即使微小的善举,也可能产生意想不到的影响。

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Franklin Leonard discusses how he shifted Hollywood by creating The Black List, a platform that elevates great screenplays, and how anyone can catalyze change by questioning conventional wisdom.

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Do you think Hollywood needs to change? How about your own industry? It’s difficult to get decision makers to step outside of the tried and true and attempt something new. Franklin Leonard is Founder and CEO of The Black List-- a company that elevates great screenplays and the writers who create them. In this episode, he discusses how he shifted the way Hollywood works and how anyone can catalyze change if they start by questioning whether the conventional wisdom is all convention and no wisdom. More than 400 scripts from the annual Black List survey have been produced as feature films, earning 250 Academy Award nominations and 50 wins, including four of the last ten Best Pictures and ten of the last twenty-two screenwriting Oscars. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman