Usability testing of new COVID-19 workplace test kits
Testing for COVID-19 can provide reassurance, even if the result is positive, explains Val Lynch of AND Technology Research, the company provided usability testing to answer 3 questions for the client.
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Seduction and persuasion – Intuitive v. analytical thinking in technology management
People in R&D usually have a mix of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training and this requires structured analytical thinking. But many of these people are easily led astray by their intuitions, especially when working on problems outside their...
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Analytical or Intuitive – finding a sweet spot for strategic thinking
There are at least two modes styles of thinking that managers appear to follow in developing their strategy: intuitive and analytical.
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Loading and Turbulence in R&D: Is there a Reynolds Number?
A friend in R&D was moaning about how his CEO was forever loading new projects into R&D. “It just fouls things up”, he said, “The more we try and take on, the less actually gets done”. It got me...
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A technology skewer is a powerful tool in a competitive market
A strong technology platform provides a competitive advantage for a organisation. If the technology is transferable to other markets it offers the potential for growth.
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How do you use a technology platform for business growth?
Intellectual assets are at the core of our business, explains Dr Ronald Hage of Catexel describing how the company has used its technology platform to grow the company. "Originally the technology came from the industrial cleaning, but we have...
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