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Design and Business: The Future of Design Thinking

May 17, 2016 By Bennett Voyles

A number of businesses have made remarkable gains by integrating design thinking into their development process—not the least of which was Hovey-Kelley, which morphed in the early ’90s into IDEO, the international design giant. Some universities are even beginning to include a mandatory course in design thinking in the general curriculum. Some corporate strategy experts argue that design thinking is nearing the kind of inflection point that the Quality movement reached in the late 1980s, when the total quality methodology became an inescapable part of doing business. Yet some critics are saying design thinking is dead. But the truth is its value lies in the worldview it propagates.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Creativity, Innovation Tagged With: Apple, Business and Design Series, Design Thinking, IDEO

Apple in China: Can it Retain its Shine?

April 25, 2016 By Matthew Fulco

Greater China is now Apple’s number two market after North America, comprising 24% of its business. In October, Apple CEO Tim Cook told investors he expects Greater China will eventually become the company’s top global market. To be sure, Apple faces challenges in Greater China. Sales in the region rose 14% in the company’s first fiscal quarter ended December 26 to $18.4 billion, compared to 70% in the same period a year ago. In a January earnings call, Cook said Apple is starting to see “signs of economic softness” in Greater China. Does the tech giant have staying power in what is now its number two market?

Filed Under: All Articles, Know China, Multinationals in China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Applepay, Branding

Losing Signal: China’s Smartphone Market Slowdown

January 18, 2016 By Matthew Fulco

Companies that have spent months being feted by the media don’t tend to revise down their sales target, but in March Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi did just that—from 100 million units set in December 2014 to 80-100 million. Rival Chinese brand Huawei overtook Xiaomi in the third quarter as China’s top smartphone vendor. It’s a reality check for the upstart vendor, which soared to fame and a $45 billion valuation in less than five years as China’s first-time smartphone buyers snapped up handsets at a furious rate. But Xiaomi isn’t the only one hurting from the smartphone market slowdown in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Consumers, Digital Economy, Know China Tagged With: Apple, Huawei, Lenovo, Samsung, Smartphone, Xiaomi

Jim Collins on the Building Blocks of Greatness

May 26, 2015 By Neelima Mahajan

Jim Collins, author of classics like Built to Last and Good to Great, on great companies, managing in a networked world and leadership

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, ExpertSpeak, Management, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Apple, HP, Leadership, Management, Network, Slider

China Roundup: Apple China is Hot-Again

April 30, 2015 By Major Tian

Apple China is back in the reckoning; Walmart announces brave expansion plan and Alibaba gives the YunOS a renewed push.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Connections, Digital Economy, Know China, Multinationals in China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, China Telecom, Food Safety, Investment, Lenovo, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Wal-Mart

Xiaomi’s Mission Impossible?

April 28, 2015 By Chris Russell

Having conquered China’s smartphone market, Xiaomi now wants to take over your living room—and the world

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Innovation, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Business Model Innovation, Internet of Things, Lenovo, Marketing, Patents, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi

Can the LeTV Smartphone Succeed in China’s Uber Competitive Market?

April 14, 2015 By Major Tian

Online video platform LeTV believes its new smartphone can demolish competition. Is that too wild an ambition?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Digital Economy, Globalization, Marketing, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Fire Phone, Lenovo, LeTV, Marketing, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi

The Rise and Rise of Xiaomi, China’s $45-billion Start-up

April 10, 2015 By Li Hui

As Chinese tech company Xiaomi completes a phenomenal five years, we take you through the major milestones in its journey so far.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Infographics, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Business Models, Globalization, Infographics, Lei Jun, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Xiaomi

Why Companies in China Fear the World Consumer Rights Day

March 12, 2015 By Li Hui and Major Tian

China’s national broadcaster CCTV shames errant companies on World Consumer Rights Day. A look at some of those who have been in the firing line in the past.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Infographics, Know China, Society Tagged With: Apple, Carrefour, Consumers, Fast Food, Infographics, LG, McDonald's, Slider, Volkswagen

China Roundup: Dumped! Shanghai’s GDP Growth Target

January 29, 2015 By Major Tian

This week, Shanghai brought the annual practice of fixing GDP growth targets into sharp focus by simply abandoning it; Alibaba and SAIC washed their dirty linen in public; and Apple posted record profits bolstered by Chinese fans of the iPhone 6.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Finance, Know China, Stock Exchange Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, Economic Growth, GDP Growth, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, Taobao

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