Exploring how Hofstede's Power Distance Index shapes product design — why intermediaries are trust architecture in high-PDI markets, not friction to eliminate.
Hofstede's long-term orientation reveals why product patterns that work in Germany fail in Ghana — and how to design for a different relationship with time.
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