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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.
The intention is to signpost resources, papers and tools that would be of value to someone working in R&D and innovation management. All content is credited and referenced back to the source in line with the fair use doctrine.
We have found the Pentathlon provides a useful framework for discussion – click through the slides 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
For each we have invited two guest editors, a practitioner and an academic, to curate a useful resource for each.
View more about our themes here.
The Pentathlon Framework
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’.
Read more about the Pentathlon Framework here.
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How Air Products and Chemicals Inc overcame silo mentality
Air Products’ approach to open innovation was to identifying and prioritising the key technical needs and use a toolbox of approaches to accelerate solutions,however the move from inhouse to open innovation was not without its challenges.
Read more
Collaborative innovation in a time of social distancing – 5 things we now know
Like so many meetings, the IfM’s Open Innovation Forum's March workshop, was hastily reconvened into a virtual event due to the coronavirus crisis. Co-organiser Dominic Oughton, discusses some of the learning points.
Read more
What are the ten major trends affecting product development?
Paul Germeraad identifies the trends are profoundly affecting product development: "These are creating entirely new avenues for achieving business success. Speed of execution is bottom line. A company’s ability to stay in business is dependent upon its flexibility to...
Read more
What skills and attributes are important for R&D success?
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 fell short on some people management skills, such as managing conflict and addressing incompetence.
Read more
DuPont’s Business Initiative Process enables managers to say No
To improve the success rate of its business development initiatives DuPont developed a comprehensive framework to help its business leadership and development teams successfully navigate their way through new business development (NBD).
Read moreSee more news >>
R&D Today sharing ideas, good practice and innovation in R&D management.
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
For each we have invited two guest editors, a practitioner and an academic, to curate a useful resource for each.
View more about our themes here.
The Pentathlon Framework
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’.
Read more about the Pentathlon Framework here.
Latest news
How Air Products and Chemicals Inc overcame silo mentality
Air Products’ approach to open innovation was to identifying and prioritising the key technical needs and use a toolbox of approaches to accelerate solutions,however the move from inhouse to open innovation was not without its challenges.
Read more
Collaborative innovation in a time of social distancing – 5 things we now know
Like so many meetings, the IfM’s Open Innovation Forum's March workshop, was hastily reconvened into a virtual event due to the coronavirus crisis. Co-organiser Dominic Oughton, discusses some of the learning points.
Read more
What are the ten major trends affecting product development?
Paul Germeraad identifies the trends are profoundly affecting product development: "These are creating entirely new avenues for achieving business success. Speed of execution is bottom line. A company’s ability to stay in business is dependent upon its flexibility to...
Read more
What skills and attributes are important for R&D success?
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 fell short on some people management skills, such as managing conflict and addressing incompetence.
Read more
DuPont’s Business Initiative Process enables managers to say No
To improve the success rate of its business development initiatives DuPont developed a comprehensive framework to help its business leadership and development teams successfully navigate their way through new business development (NBD).
Read moreSee all news >>
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