All people's social activities are spiritual support activities, and different spiritual support will have different social behaviors. In different historical development periods, different social backgrounds and development environments require different spiritual support. In the natural economy, social stability and population increase are conducive to resisting natural and foreign invasions, strengthening the wealth of soldiers, and thus forming social and cultural awareness of seeking stability and reproducing population. Since entering the industrial society, human beings are no longer passively adapting to nature, but actively transforming nature and actively utilizing its material elements. This utilization is characterized by creation and transformation. Innovation consciousness is the premise, motive force, spiritual motive force and internal strength of a country and a nation.
Since the reform and opening up, Jiangsu's economy and society have developed rapidly, ranking in the forefront of China's economy. This development benefits from the traditional industrial base, the traditional humanistic heritage, the emphasis on personal culture and education, the geographical advantages of southern Jiangsu and the new humanistic spirit brought about by reform and opening up. With the further promotion of reform and opening up, especially the deepening of internationalization and marketization in Jiangsu, scientific and technological innovation plays a more prominent role in competition. In the new era when social employment pressure is increasing and the threshold of employment quality is getting higher and higher, the original consciousness of heavy industry, the original humanistic tradition and the original personal cultural quality are far from enough, especially in northern Jiangsu. Compared with some developed coastal areas, since the reform and opening up, Guangdong's traditional entrepreneurial spirit of going abroad has been further developed in the new era, Zhejiang's tradition of attaching importance to business and profit has been fully exerted on a global scale, and Shandong's humanistic characteristics of daring to travel have made it successful in today's market competition. These spiritual and cultural characteristics adapt to or keep up with the pace of reform and opening up. The era of reform and opening up is an era of entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence. Entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence are the new spirit of Jiangsu in the new era, which is put forward by the provincial party Committee in the new era, based on the needs of further promoting Jiangsu's reform and opening up, the strategic requirements of "two firsts" and the present situation of Jiangsu's humanistic spirit, reflecting the new era background, adapting to the new strategic goals and having new era content. It is not a traditional political slogan, but a new cultural spirit that can support the further development of the economy and society. It is a more optimized shaping of the humanistic spirit of a region and a spiritual driving force for the long-term development of a region, whether from the historical development law, the current era background or the future development needs.
Entrepreneurship is to create new jobs and new development space, but also to create new products, new technologies and new personal career. Entrepreneurship should be supported by new ideas, new concepts and new mechanisms. At present, on the one hand, employment enters the market and is chosen by the market, on the other hand, China's labor force is relatively surplus. In this context, we need to rely on entrepreneurship to explore and strive for a better way out. Entrepreneurship is related to personal livelihood, personal career and family development. Entrepreneurship has formed the unit elements of social productive forces and formed new social productive forces. It is an organic part of regional economic and social development, and it is the vitality and motivation of economic and social development. Entrepreneurship, for entrepreneurs, is also an innovative consciousness and an innovative behavior. Entrepreneurial behavior can produce new businesses, new products and new technologies. Entrepreneurship not only promotes personal career, but also promotes economic and social development. This is a typical feature of Zhejiang's economic development and an important connotation of southern Jiangsu's economic development. Compared with Zhejiang, southern Jiangsu paid more attention to collective entrepreneurship in the early days, while Zhejiang paid more attention to individual entrepreneurship.
Innovation can be understood as creating new ideas, new concepts, new mechanisms, new technologies and new products, as well as new jobs and new development space. The essence of innovation is to grow from scratch, to change the old into the new, and to have people without me. The first is the consciousness of being brave in innovation and being the first, which is the cultural support that Jiangsu needs in the new period.
Creating Excellence means creating high-quality products, excellent brands and excellent services. The essence of innovation is that people don't have me, and the essence of creating Excellence is that people have me. Innovation is often intangible competitiveness, while Excellence is tangible competitiveness. The market economy ultimately wins or loses by quality. The consciousness of creating excellence determines not only the products, but also the competitiveness of individuals, industries, regions and countries, which is a spiritual consciousness that Jiangsu needs to vigorously promote. In the domestic market, Jiangsu's product quality is better as a whole, and it is more competitive in the domestic market, but it is far from enough in the international market. Today, Jiangsu's economy is more integrated into the international market, and it must rely on Excellence to enhance its international competitiveness. It can be said that we have entered a new era of entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence. Only entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence can make individuals, industries and regions competitive and develop.
Entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence include pioneering times, pioneering spirit, exploring regions, exploring individuals, peers and technologies. The spiritual essence of "three innovations" lies in the word "innovation" and the spirit and courage to dare to create, innovate, break through the world and break through difficulties. Only innovation can lead. Taking the lead is not only a spiritual consciousness, but also a spiritual social practice. The strategic practice of setting an example first must rely on the spiritual support of setting an example first. Jiangsu urgently needs to take the lead in establishing the consciousness of "three innovations" in the whole country, and then it can develop "two firsts" in the whole country.
It can be seen that the spirit of "three innovations" is rooted in the present era, in the development stage of Jiangsu, and also in the strategic task of "two firsts" and future development. Therefore, it is not only the spirit and civilization of the times, but also the new connotation and style of Jiangsu culture, and the spiritual driving force for individual and regional development. Personally, the traditional personal quality mainly includes cultural quality and technical ability. In the new era background, we should also have the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and Excellence. On the basis of cultural quality and technical quality, only with the quality of "three innovations" can we become a person with perfect quality in the new era and have the main ability of future development. Without innovative spirit, a person's cultural accumulation and technical ability may precipitate, and innovative spirit is the main factor to activate his potential quality and ability.