“Learn from each other” in the community

Many years ago, each and every one of us here in China tried to reinvent the wheel by going at it by ourselves. Not because we thought this was the best solution, but simply because something like TroubleMaker didn't exist and good resources were hard to come by.

Fast forward to 2016, four expats living and working in Shenzhen are fed up with the lack of transparency and correct information. They start what is now the largest active community of product developers, designers, engineers, manufacturers and other related specialists with the goal to connect the dots, lower the risks and speed up the process of product development and manufacturing in China.

In August 2019 we introduced TroubleMaker online, bringing product development in reach of everyone with access to internet.

Ambassadors, Consuls and other government officials have discovered that TroubleMaker is a good resource of talents and information and have visited our makerspace to be informed on how we help people from all over the world with a safe entry to China.

Students have participated in our workshops, such as "Build your own Nopro", "Learn mobile phone assembly" and collaborative projects such as "The Electronics Market Scavenger Hunt" and "The robot challenge".

Our tours and presentations are particularly popular with business delegations to learn how Shenzhen has grown from zero to hero. The following Q&A session answers questions how entrepreneurs can tap into this potential. Some of the participants even mentioned that visiting TroubleMaker is the highlight of their trip to China!