3. Knowledge and Communication
A wide variety of approaches employed by Professor Sperling became advanced models with a significant influence on the world. Due to his achievements, he was invited to serve as director of an international academic association and chairman of an international conference. In these roles, he was able to fully exercise his abilities. One reason he was able to achieve such great work was his broad range of knowledge. He started by learning about urban planning and worked diligently to acquire and deepen his knowledge as he expanded into fields such as fuels, vehicles, business, and politics. Intelligent discussions with experts in a wide range of academic fields, such as language, science, and music, require a solid foundation in those areas. Reflecting on this, you may be able to realize the importance of investing effort to increase your knowledge and understand just how hard Professor Sperling has been working.
Another reason for Professor Sperling's success is his ability to think from the perspective of others. He worked hard to move the world in a better direction; however, not everyone agreed with him. Rules that would restrict emissions and the use of fuels would also create difficulties for those in the business of selling cars and fuel. However, from another perspective, there is also a hidden benefit. Professor Sperling was able to understand the advantages and disadvantages his proposals might bring to various industries across society, which helped him explain how his proposals would benefit those industries. This ability allowed him to find common ground with people who held different opinions.
Above all, Professor Sperling was passionate about moving forward: We should expand our world, acquire knowledge, take positive steps, and cooperate with a wide range of people to make our society better and better.
- Editorial supervisor
- Yoshifumi Ishikawa, Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Nanzan University
- (Affiliation is at that time of release.)
