The Nordic Models

Making an Art of the 'Simple Life'

Healing diets, a comfortable home, the simple pleasures of life – Taiwanese are gravitating more than ever to this "simple life." To figure out how to get there, their best bet is to look at Scandinavia.

Danish Design Centre's Nille Juul-Sorensen:

'Everything Is a Design'

The director of Denmark's foremost school of design considers the sources of Scandinavian design prowess, the methodology behind the minimalism, and the importance of community.

Canmeng Aveda Founder Chu Ping

'Alternative' Entrepreneurship

A self-described "daymaker" rather than hard-nosed businessman, Chu Ping has some unconventional wisdom for today's younger entrepreneurs in this conversation with management professor Ji-Ren Lee.

Sinphar Pharmaceutical Co.

Old Pharma Shifts to New Cancer Drugs

No longer content producing low-end remedies, Sinphar is moving away from contract manufacturing toward brand-name products. Chairman Tim Lee is seizing the initiative in developing new breast cancer drugs.

Neoliberalism Cannot Save Taiwan

Taiwanese economists overwhelmingly favor laissez-faire policies. Yet after all these years with neoliberal academics steering policy in the Cabinet, why does Taiwan's economy remain in the doldrums?

Innovative Manufacturing

'Made in America' Renaissance

3D printing, robots and urban manufacturing are helping reverse the United States' three-decade obsession with outsourcing by turning everybody into entrepreneurs.

IKEA

Pragmatic Inspiration

Making pretty designs is not difficult; making them good and inexpensive is an art. For 70 years the world's biggest furniture brand has been surprising consumers with sensible, stylish designs created within strict limitations.