10. Traditionally, copy and repetition are key ingredients to Chinese
education and training programs and do not demonstrate a lack of ideas
or originality, but a statement of respect. Frequent iteration and
incremental improvement are seen as a necessity to achieve perfection.
11. Only after acquiring the basic skills of a trade, creativity is encouraged as a
direction for further growth. In a country that values respect and continuity
between generations as much as China does, can we look at Shanzai as a
step, but not the end state in an organization’s evolution?
12.
13. An ecosystem that not only delivers truthful copies of products
but also creates novel feature and brand permutations.
16. In a country socio-economically as divers as China, putting your best face
forward drives many behaviors and aspirations. Shanzhai products can play
an important role by providing the insignia to project achievement or upward
social mobility.
17. In a country socio-economically as divers as China, putting your best face
forward drives many behaviors and aspirations. Shanzhai products can play
an important role by providing the insignia to project achievement or upward
social mobility.
18. Shanzhai products can actually play in favor of the established brands. I
learned that sometimes customers might only become aware of ‘the real
thing’ through the purchase of an equivalent Shanzhai product - especially in
low tier cities where western brands often lack branch presence.
20. This is not a basket of eggs.
It’s the tip of an iceberg.
21. For most people shanzhai - or imitation goods, have a derogative association.
However, one of the motivations for going 'Shanzhai' is to avoid the difficult
regulations the Chinese government has established to become an official
manufacturer.
22. The Shanzhai ecosystem that can crank out products in one-tenth
of the time, unencumbered by moral, legal or institutional barriers,
can be seen as more customer-centered and responsive than their legally
established competitors in China - an opportunity, rather than a threat?
23. Given their fast product-to-market cycles and their non-commitment to
regulations and business alliances Shanzai manufacturers can be seen
as more customer-centered and responsive than their legally established
competitors in China.
29. Only in arts and pop culture we see symbiotic relationships between the
initiator of an idea and the ones who are the excelling in bringing it to life.
(think Beethoven & Glenn Gould)
30. Only in arts and pop culture we see symbiotic relationships between the
initiator of an idea and the ones who are the excelling in bringing it to life.
(think electronic music / sample and remix culture)