Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

why notters

Portuguese translation:

questionadores / desafiadores

Added to glossary by rhandler
Jan 25, 2009 14:01
15 yrs ago
English term

why notters

English to Portuguese Bus/Financial Management
We are "why notters", i.e., we are glad to try out new methods and solutions and to implement them right away.
Change log

Jan 25, 2009 21:49: rhandler changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/912091">Cintia Galbo's</a> old entry - "why notters"" to ""questionadores / desafiadores""

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questionadores / desafiadores

Pessoas que não aceitam passivamente as maneiras pelas quais se fazem as coisas, questionando o acerto dos métodos ditos consagrados, achando que podem ser melhorados ou totalmente reformulados.

É através de tais questionadores que a ciência avança: Copérnico, Galileu, Newton, Einstein, todos foram "why notters", alguns pagando caro pelo seu desafio ao "status quo", ao "establishment". Também a arte inova através deles.
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agree marco lessa (X) : A1. Ótima segunda-feira pra v. Lembei-me agora de 'contestadores'...
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Obrigado, marco, bom domingo!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muito obrigada a todos os colegas. Adorei especialmente esta sugestão!"
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pessoas sensatas

One suggestion...
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vamo tentar; vamos provar; vamo dar um jeito

Somos pessoas que dizem, "vamos tentar" // "vamos provar" // vamo dar um jeito

uma opção

Mike :)
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dos que dizem "por que não?"

Outra opcão:
Somos dos que dizem "por que não"?"
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agree Sidra : Concordo.
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Obrigada, Sidra.
agree Aoife Kennedy : Nice one! Or perhaps "d'aqueles pessoas que dizem "por que nao?".
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Obrigada, Aoife.
agree Isabel Maria Almeida
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Obrigada, Isabel Maria.
agree Luciane Shanahan
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Obrigada, Luciane.
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conciliadores

Inovadores que também transigem e fazem concessões, quando necessário para entrar num acordo.

China CEO: A Case Guide for Business Leaders in China - Google Books Result by Juan Antonio Fernandez, Liu Shengjun, Shengjun Liu - 2007 - Business & Economics - 286 pages
3 COMPROMISE (ALSO CALLED THE "WHY-NOTTERS") Why-notters move the world and create new things. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0470822244

compromiser
n. one that compromises, one makes concessions in order to settle a disagreement

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OU INVOVADORES

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CORRECTION

INOVADORES CONCILIADORES

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http://books.google.com/books?id=IFWY9J9QwLsC&pg=PA130&lpg=P...
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agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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os 'e porque não?'

another suggestion:
Somos os 'e porque não?'
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agree Ana Faria
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Obrigada Ana
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não temos receio de experimentar

Outra sugestão. São pessoas com espírito inovador, que não têm quaisquer problemas em experimentar novas soluções para velhos problemas.
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optimistas

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Why-notters

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#Why-notters [...] are realistic optimists. They ask themselves first where a new idea or a new suggestion could be helpful. When it comes to new and innovative courses of action, they immediately see some promising improvements. Mind you, they are realistic through and through and are also capable of identifying possible hitches to an approach – but not until they reach the second step. You alone have the power to decide whether to focus on the negative aspects in a situation or to see things from a positive angle. In many situations you are powerless to change anything anyway – so why not just concentrate on the positive sides? In our case: a task is a task, regardless of whether it is assigned just before the weekend or at the beginning of the week. So don’t waste your energy getting angry and frustrated. Look for the positive aspects instead – even if the situation is unpleasant. Situations like that give you the opportunity to prove yourself and show that you can be depended on, even when it’s not a good time for you."
Note from asker:
Muito obrigada pela atenção, Teresa!
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