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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Frugal innovation allows a company with a quality product to compete effectively with cheaper... -
Content is the essence of roadmapping. But the impact of impressive, professional visuals that... -
A useful tool in creative problem solving is the ‘how to’ statement which provides... -
Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are only really applicable... -
John Bessant recommends this tool developed by colleagues in Canada which helps with using...
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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Working with the best people is more important than employing them
Six things I have learnt about R&D management - Mark Richardson, former VP of Research and Technology at Smith & Nephew plc, shares his experiences.
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Why technology entrepreneurs fail to realise potential of new product developments
Yuta Hirose discusses why technology entrepreneurs fail to realise their potential as part of a PhD funded by the RADMA Doctoral Studies Programme.
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Finance for Innovation: New Tools and Approaches
Digital and technological innovation is changing the way innovative firms access debt and equity funding.
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Innovation and R&D management in family firms
The systematic differences between the technological innovation processes of family and non-family firms has been well documented...
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Digitally-enabled business model innovation
How Digital Innovation can enable (or hinder) “Digitally-enabled Business Model Innovation”.
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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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The 24th ICE/IEEE ITMC is a place where research, science and innovation is called for... -
Six things I have learnt about R&D management - Mark Richardson, former VP of... -
Yuta Hirose discusses why technology entrepreneurs fail to realise their potential as part of... -
Digital and technological innovation is changing the way innovative firms access debt and equity... -
The systematic differences between the technological innovation processes of family and non-family firms has...
Tools
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John Bessant recommends this tool developed by colleagues in Canada which helps with using...
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TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) provides a logical approach to developing creativity... -
Frugal innovation allows a company with a quality product to compete effectively with cheaper...
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Large R&D centric businesses have a huge asset in the vast experience that exists... -
nalogies are a useful tool for creative problem solving, to help one move away... -
Different types of feature have different effects on customer satisfaction - analysis by Quality... -
Content is the essence of roadmapping. But the impact of impressive, professional visuals that...
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Paul Barrett is part of a RADMA working group providing a selection of recommended... -
Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are only really applicable...
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Leaders want their teams to think beyond the day-to-day and create thriving visions for... -
A useful tool in creative problem solving is the ‘how to’ statement which provides...
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R&D 2018 Conference