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Aspirational Patents

Chengdu: work site
Received a parcel from the State Intellectual Property Office of the People’s Republic of China this week – for a granted patent on fuel cell …



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20 Dec 2008

In: Today's Office
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The Power of 10+

03 Feb 2008

In: Cultural Norms
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Group advertising of this nature is relatively common practice in China in part because labour is relatively cheap, and in part drawing on a rich …
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Now Hiring

26 Nov 2007

In: Research Methods
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Looking for a challenge in 2008? Our Consumer Futures teams in Delhi and Shanghai are expanding and are looking for a few talented people with the …
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Pleasures of the Flesh, 4am in Chengdu

16 Dec 2006

In: Future Perfect
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A stopover in Chengdu to round off this Chinese leg of my journey starts out innocently enough propping up, and playing go with the regulars …
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Context, Trust

13 Dec 2005

In: Today's Office
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Spent the afternoon wandering around Chengdu with an inspiring traveler. We knew the direction of the center of town so we headed in roughly the …
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Worn, Trusted, Painful

11 Dec 2005

In: Today's Office
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The degree to which his instruments were worn implied trust that they could do their job. Just a little too blunt to be an enjoyable …
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