Shanzhai innovation
During my visit at INSEAD, Prof. Virginia Cha made me aware of the so-called “shanzhai innovation”, based on her original research on Shanzhai innovation and relating to the recent Silicon Valley phenomenon on”Growth Hacking”.
“Shanzhai innovation” is the Chinese phenomenon where a core technology like cell telephony is copied and rapidly iterated to suit local needs.
More on Shanzhai innovation in the Rainer Wessler’s and Virginia Cha’s slideshare decks:
See the videos, by TVB, the popular television broadcaster in Hong Kong,
(web)
See also the launch event of the Xiaomi Phone 2 …
A couple of other references: (Booz) (wikipedia) (Druid) (Le Monde) …
