CKGSB website

CKGSB Knowledge

Innovation

Incubated In China

China is shifting fast from being a source of copycat goods to a source of business inspiration.

by Colin Peebles Christensen | Jun. 4 2021

Africa Calling: How Transsion Rose to Dominate the African Phone Market

Shenzhen-based smartphone maker Transsion Holdings has followed an unlikely path to success.

by Colin Peebles Christensen | Dec. 3 2018

Video Games Turn Serious 

A three-part series on the videogame industry and where it may be heading.

by Bennett Voyles | Jun. 25 2018

Competing to Innovate in the Pearl River Delta Region

Cities across China are making huge investments to transform themselves into world-class innovation hubs.

by James Lord | May. 7 2018

Covestro, China and the Innovation of Future Materials

Christian Haessler explains how Covestro is involved in sustainable development in Shanghai.

by Tom Nunlist | Aug. 30 2017

DJI’s Future Plan: Industrialize and Diversify

Drone maker DJI made drones, once a high-end toy for rich niche hobbyists, into a mainstream consumer product. Begun.

by Liu Sha | Jul. 24 2017

Clayton Christensen on Innovation: Finding the Jobs to Be Done

"Innovation" is difficult, yet the word itself is so overly used that the meaning of it has become hollow. Some.

by Tom Nunlist | Apr. 26 2017

Hands Off: Self-Driving Cars in China

China is keen to deploy self-driving cars for the same reasons as everyone else is: Autonomous vehicles may significantly.

by Matthew Fulco | Nov. 21 2016

The Way to Win Market Competition Now

In recent years, globalization has lifted billions of people out of poverty and created vast wealth, but has also spawned.

by Bennett Voyles | Jul. 20 2016

Jeanne Liedtka On How to Think Like a Designer

Once upon a time, designers were considered a fairly rarified breed in the corporate world—people with more interesting hair.

by Bennett Voyles | May. 10 2016

Design and Business: The Substance of Style

Once upon a time, design was a coat of paint on the locomotive of the real economy. Today, value depends.

by Bennett Voyles | May. 3 2016

Holacracy, Managerless Offices and The Future of Work

About 15 years ago, Brian Robertson was feeling frustrated with the management hierarchy traditionally used by companies. He felt it.

by Chris Russell | Feb. 1 2016

Understand China from the Inside

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter today!