Warren East

Management’s role is to nurture innovation, says Warren East

By rnd-admin
on 15 September, 2016

At Rolls-Royce we consider innovation to be the lifeblood of a successful company. It is also hugely satisfying; it creates enthusiasm, as success makes people innovate more and creates a kind of cooperative virtuous circle, says Warren East, Chief...

Warren East at the R&D Management Conference

Creativity, roadmapping, devising technology strategies: key R&D issues

By rnd-admin
on 4 July, 2016

R&D Today officially launched at R&D Management Conference 2016; community website aims to be ‘trip advisor’ of best practice.

R&D Management Conference highlights for practitioners

By rnd-admin
on 29 June, 2016

R&D Management Conference includes many sessions of interest to practitioners including keynotes by Warren East of Rolls-Royce plc, Joe de Sousa AstraZeneca, David Teece Haas School of Business and Mark Samuels NIHR.

The challenge of applying TRIZ tool kit for ideation

TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) provides a logical approach to developing creativity...
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

To fail fast can save enormous waste later in the product lifecycle. Failure Mode...
Valuing and comparing small portfolios

Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are only really applicable...
Creating compelling objectives to deliver strategic growth platforms

Leaders want their teams to think beyond the day-to-day and create thriving visions for...
Most useful tools for R&D Management

Ask which are the most useful tools for R&D Management and you will find...