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Guest Blogs

The case for R&D digitalization in chemicals

Digital disruption in the lab: The case for R&D digitalization in chemicals – a review

23 August, 2019

Chatbots have evolved to answer questions and may now offer new ways to communicate knowledge within a lab, according to a recent paper by Accenture.

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Accelerating product development - the tools you need

Accelerating product development: the tools you need now – a review

30 July, 2019

Could tools used by the digital industry provide answers for more traditional sectors? Steve Bone discusses a McKinsey article about tools and techniques

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Smells are subjective so how do you identify and overcome offensive odours?

Using good practice R&D management to create new innovations in malodour control

13 March, 2019

The removal of unpleasant smells from the human body and living spaces has been a challenge across the years. Despite considerable investment by large companies

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Losing staff

Why am I losing staff? The power of inner drivers

21 June, 2018

It is the experience of autonomy, competence and relatedness that fuels an inner drive. Creating a work environment that satisfies intrinsic motivations will help you

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Intuitive vs Analytical thinking

Seduction and persuasion – Intuitive v. analytical thinking in technology management

11 January, 2018

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

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Paavo Ritala at WOIC 2017

Moonshots and megatrends observations from World Open Innovation Conference

3 January, 2018

Paavo Ritala, reports from the 4th Annual World Open Innovation Conference and comments that we are moving towards better understanding of both micro and macro

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Open approaches helped Fiat to avoid substantial reduction of R&D and innovation capability

Can openness enhance a firm’s performance in an economic downturn?

28 November, 2017

Observations suggest that Open Innovation in a downturn can help build resilience; Joon Mo Ahn, Letizia Mortara and Tim Minshall tested this hypothesis with an

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Equilibrium, academics and policies feat

International R&D podcast 3: Equilibrium, academics and policies

28 November, 2017

Setting up technology transfer transactions can be a minefield in which programs can fail despite having excellent technology and market potential. Cameron Begley and Allison

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Spaces-for-innovation-and-fab-labs

Spaces for innovation and FAB labs – call for papers

27 November, 2017

How do ‘makerspaces’ support innovation? Call for papers by Special Interest Group “Spaces for innovation and FAB labs” has just opened on this topic to

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The low carbon transition can stimulate innovation

15 November, 2017

Thinking creatively about the low carbon transition can stimulate new thinking and motivate staff to innovate; bringing big benefits to the bottom line, both now

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Coffee Time Conversations

International R&D podcast 2: Management, Leadership and Balance

25 October, 2017

The art comes in anticipating where these things will move, as the challenge with R&D management is that you need to be thinking ahead of

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How to speak up without damaging your career

4 October, 2017

Spotting and communicating issues is a drive for organisational improvement, but all too often the whistle-blowers are punished. Dr Ieva Martinaityte explores how speaking out

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