R&D

Record number of submissions to R&D Management Conference

By rnd-admin
on 3 April, 2019

The response to our call for abstracts has been impressive, says Prof. Thierry Rayna, Professor of Innovation Management École Polytechnique.

Working with the best people is more important than employing them

By rnd-admin
on 19 March, 2018

Six things I have learnt about R&D management - Mark Richardson, former VP of Research and Technology at Smith & Nephew plc, shares his experiences.

How end user focus determines clock speed for R&D programmes

By rnd-admin
on 26 January, 2017

Procter & Gamble is a global consumer products company, the R&D activities are strongly driven by consumer needs and as a result the clock speed is fast. Many projects complete within six months to a year, with management...

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'How to' statements

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Would an analogy help?

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Innovation Fitness Test - a tool to help scoring

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