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Measuring the effectiveness of R&D can be a challenge. Larry Schwartz led an IRI investigation to understand how managers define R&D effectiveness the metrics they
Quickly assessing a mass of diverse and sometimes misleading information, such as that presented by the COVID-19 crisis is exactly what many R&D managers have
Analysis indicated that R&D leaders tend to excel in technical insight, global awareness and the ability to foster an innovative environment and culture. But often
It may be time to re-think the notion of a C-suite Chief Technology Officer, says Roger Smith, President of Modelbenders LLC. He proposes instead taking
To enhance technological innovation, Procter & Gamble has undertaken a variety of activities designed to create connections, Dr Nabil Y. Sakkab, Senior Vice President at
Innovation for sustainability is a way for firms to improve their competitiveness while also facilitating the greater good – but both facilitating and constraining forces
‘Red oceans’ is term coined to describe known market spaces, where to compete industry rivals need to be increasingly cut throat.
Frugal innovation has
Trying to do everything for everyone is not possible – but how do you prioritise? This paper in the Harvard Business Review looks at different
The Manhattan project, built the first implosion-type fission bomb when much of the necessary information and theory were not available. Studying this project revealed interesting
Industrial innovation has changed fundamentally over the last ten years. Companies have widely adopted new tools such as open innovation, innovation networks and ecosystems. This
Imoh Ilevbare works at Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge; he has provided a quick overview of these open access papers from Technovation.
The practices of 100 innovative companies were reviewed in this paper, which looks at how innovation has become a major brand differentiator.
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