An upfront stereotypical example of local Hong Kong norms – an old ping pong vending machine, shrine, and fabrics for sale.
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Yesterday I drove straight from Hong Kong airport to give a talk at Tencent headquarters in Shenzhen. As you cross the border into Shenzhen traffic …
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In Hong Kong/Shenzhen this week, including Knowledge of Design Week closing out the design for social innovation session. Thanks to Calvin C. Chan for making the …
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One jet lagged night in Tokyo en route to HK. Ten years of living here, and this city continues to grow on me.
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The team doesn’t normally require a full time hustler, but it does need people who know how to hustle: that can talk their way through …
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Every country has its staple transport, something unpretentious that outside of cities keeps people and objects moving. For Japan its the 4WD Subaru Sambar and …
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The local reference points for metrics. “A nose” “20 hands” “A bottle”
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The sight when you catch the 4am train out of Mandalay for Hsipaw.
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Branding focussed on value, versus technology. And the assumptions consumers have associated with each of the technologies.
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Nice riff off the arm protectors that are common in rural China: trouser protectors worn just over the ankle.
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