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.
Apple in China: Can it Retain its Shine?
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?
Losing Signal: China’s Smartphone Market Slowdown
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.
Jim Collins on the Building Blocks of Greatness
Jim Collins, author of classics like Built to Last and Good to Great, on great companies, managing in a networked world and leadership
China Roundup: Apple China is Hot-Again
Apple China is back in the reckoning; Walmart announces brave expansion plan and Alibaba gives the YunOS a renewed push.
Xiaomi’s Mission Impossible?
Having conquered China’s smartphone market, Xiaomi now wants to take over your living room—and the world
Can the LeTV Smartphone Succeed in China’s Uber Competitive Market?
Online video platform LeTV believes its new smartphone can demolish competition. Is that too wild an ambition?
The Rise and Rise of Xiaomi, China’s $45-billion Start-up
As Chinese tech company Xiaomi completes a phenomenal five years, we take you through the major milestones in its journey so far.
Why Companies in China Fear the World Consumer Rights Day
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.
China Roundup: Dumped! Shanghai’s GDP Growth Target
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.
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