R&D Today
R&D Today – sharing ideas, good practice and innovation in R&D management.
R&D Today aims to share knowledge, new approaches and well proven techniques, it is the outreach site for the Research and Development Management Association (RADMA), a charitable organisation that supports research, best practice and education.
We have found the Pentathlon provides a useful framework for discussion, click on the numbers below to explore further.
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Our Themes
There is no shortage of challenges facing R&D managers, but sources of practical help can be in short supply.
To assist we have selected a number of themes that are of wide interest – technology strategy, ideation and creativity, managing the pipeline, open innovation, roadmapping, managing international R&D – and invited two guest editors, a practitioner and an academic, to curate a useful resource for each.
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nalogies are a useful tool for creative problem solving, to help one move away...
R&D 2018 Conference
The annual R&D Management Conference this year takes the theme of ‘Digital innovation’. It explores how the Internet of Things, Big Data and AI are reshaping and transforming society and business, and will provide a forum for new ideas and thinking on how management approaches can be adapted to enable innovation in a dynamic environment.
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Promoting Innovation through Living Labs
Living labs offer a platform for companies to engage in open innovation activities with customers, to collect vital ideas, useful feedback, valuable user experiences, and new information,
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Greetings from Milan!
Over 43 highly motivated Ph.D. students and a rich plethora of experts from academia and industry were attracted to the Ph.D. Colloquium ahead of the R&D Management Conference and engaged in critical but constructive discussions on their research ambitions....
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Start-up Pitch at R&D Management Conference
A new feature of this year's R&D Management Conference held in Milan was a start-up showcase with 15 entrepreneurs.
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Are these the best tools for R&D Management?
There are many excellent tools and techniques for R&D management, but all too often people re-invent the wheel as knowledge of these gems is not shared. Here is our suggested ‘top ten’ do you have a favourite to share?...
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Is Stage-Gate still relevant now Agile development is being adopted?
The biggest thing that separates winners from losers is their ability to understand the marketplace, see the unmet needs of the customer and build the voice-of-the-customer. Dr Robert G Cooper, originator of Stage-Gate discusses success, the impact of...
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Without risk you cannot have game-changing innovation
The key to successful innovation is to fail fast at the front-end, where the impact on the business can be managed. The Pentathlon Framework can be used to describe a structured process that removes the risk of failure as ideas progress through the ‘Innovation Funnel’.
R&D Today sharing ideas, good practice and innovation in R&D management.
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Living labs offer a platform for companies to engage in open innovation activities with... -
There are many excellent tools and techniques for R&D management, but all too often... -
The biggest thing that separates winners from losers is their ability to understand the... -
It is the experience of autonomy, competence and relatedness that fuels an inner drive.... -
The digital revolution has impacted every aspect of our lives and for R&D management...
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Different types of feature have different effects on customer satisfaction - analysis by Quality...
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Large R&D centric businesses have a huge asset in the vast experience that exists...
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Frugal innovation allows a company with a quality product to compete effectively with cheaper... -
Paul Barrett is part of a RADMA working group providing a selection of recommended...
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Content is the essence of roadmapping. But the impact of impressive, professional visuals that... -
Leaders want their teams to think beyond the day-to-day and create thriving visions for...
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A useful tool in creative problem solving is the ‘how to’ statement which provides... -
nalogies are a useful tool for creative problem solving, to help one move away...
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Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are only really applicable... -
TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) provides a logical approach to developing creativity... -
John Bessant recommends this tool developed by colleagues in Canada which helps with using...
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R&D 2018 Conference