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Elliott Ng: China has Adaptive Creativity

By thomascrampton ⋅ November 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

William Bao Bean reckons China’s creativity rivals Silicon Valley, while Vivek Wadhwa argues China is full of copycats.

Elliot Ng’s take: China has strong adaptive creativity.

This means that Chinese companies show tremendous amounts of creativity in adapting concepts developed in other markets to the particularities of China, whether they are government restrictions or market limitations.

One example he cites is a company that developed a cheap point of sale device that attaches to mobile phones and allows small retail stores have a point of sale device managing inventory and keeping accounts. These stores would otherwise be unable to buy a cash register. (Very interesting concept. Be great to get the name of the company, Elliott!)

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  • Milo
    "China's Creative Imperative: How Creativity is Transforming Society and Business in China: How Creativity Is Transforming Society and Business in China" by Kinal Sinha published in July 2008
  • Sorry I met these guys in 2006 but I will try to track it down...they were introduced to me through China Growth Capital. But representative of the morphing that goes on in virtually every deal I've looked at. Nice "handle" too : "Adaptive Creativity"...I'll start using that.
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...