Rise of Chinese enterprise innovation centers
Chinese state-owned enterprises are starting to create their own R&D and innovation centers. Changhong, China's largest TV manufacturer, has 4 R&D centers and an innovation lab in Sichuan. The innovation lab is working with well known Western industrial designers such as Gordon Bruce, who formerly worked with Samsung. Beijing Hualian, one of China's largest supermarket chains, has is opening a large-scale innovation center in Beijing run by a former Proctor and Gamble executive. The center will include innovation training for staff, consumer research, and design innovation research. This trend is also part of the Chinese government's "self-innovation" mandate.
Chinese state-owned enterprises are starting to create their own R&D and innovation centers. Changhong, China's largest TV manufacturer, has 4 R&D centers and an innovation lab in Sichuan. The innovation lab is working with well known Western industrial designers such as Gordon Bruce, who formerly worked with Samsung. Beijing Hualian, one of China's largest supermarket chains, has is opening a large-scale innovation center in Beijing run by a former Proctor and Gamble executive. The center will include innovation training for staff, consumer research, and design innovation research. This trend is also part of the Chinese government's "self-innovation" mandate.
Conversation with Jon Li, partner, Asentio, industrial design studio in Shanghai; and conversation with Tony Tsai, Chief Innovation Officer, Beijing Hualian.
Hypotheses that reference this signal:
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Reverse Innovation | Mani Pande |
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