The Japanese dominated the world in quality and products in the 1970s and 1980s. But lately, their products lag behind the norm in India and they don't appear to have a strategy that works towards the changing needs of Indian car and motorcycle buyers. On ThisConnect season 2, episode two, Kartikeya and Shumi are talking about how this incredible country and culture lost its way. And what's the solution.
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ThisConnect is our podcast. You can check out Season 01 on our channel if you haven't. On the pod, Kartikeya and Shumi discuss a range of topics of automotive interest ranging from trends, important things we need to think about, or just celebrate the automotive lifestyle.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Rising Sun?
02:40 Going Gets Tough
04:05 What Japan is Like
09:18 Can't Drive In Japan
10:16 Process Orientation
12:15 Do We Need Japanese CEOs?
16:23 Broken Systems Persist
18:12 Breaking Expectations
20:15 Changed Expectations
21:32 Japan Can't Manage Change
25:32 Respect Is a Two-Way Street
28:24 Japan's Money Problem
30:30 Not Cutting Edge Any More
31:39 India vs Japan
33:32 Strange Decisions
35:30 Is Japan Just Old?
37:07 Generation Gap
40:05 The Experience Problem
43:20 Lack of Innovation
46:00 Japan Knows Better?
47:20 How Change Will Happen
49:40 Are These Strong Brands?
52:35 Can Japan Innovate?
54:10 The Next Episode
55:47 Closing Comments
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