October 27, 2010
Innovation in the Future How companies manage and perform innovation is continually changing. Many trends impact this change, from global demographics and governmental policies to exponential changes...
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November 01, 2013
Innovation is a magical thing. It transforms dross into gold, puts nature at our command, creates something new where there was once nothing. Throughout history, magicians (and charlatans) have used...
May 01, 2011
Recently another Hollywood Video store closed in my neighborhood. I searched the web for the latest news on this company and found, on their website at Hollywoodvideo.com, the following message:...
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OVERVIEW: Open innovation efforts traditionally focus on sourcing external solutions against known needs. This approach, while helping the organization to close gaps in internal capabilities, has...
March 01, 2020
Innovation is always an act of creativity and insight. Isn’t it? The prevalent stereotype for innovative thinking is that of a creative and often iconoclastic individual who can recognize an...
March 01, 2020
Innovation is always an act of creativity and insight. Isn’t it? The prevalent stereotype for innovative thinking is that of a creative and often iconoclastic individual who can recognize an...
September 01, 2015
The advent of cheap sensors and ubiquitous connectivity, combined with the trend towards consumerization of markets, has created abundant opportunities for the creation of new services. Products...
July 01, 2014
Attracting, developing, and retaining new talent has continuously been among the top concerns of R&D management. The growing parade of baby boomer retirements, paired with business growth and...
January 01, 2013
We are drowning in data—data from social media streams, digital images, banking and transaction records, sensors, GPS signals, and countless other sources. We create nearly 12 terabytes each day in...
January 01, 2010
An application-oriented methodology using tear-down analysis and strategic evaluation can forecast technological trends and prioritize technologies for investment in markets where applications are...
March 01, 2010
Many of the tools used in valuing and selecting projects are justifiably applicable only to large portfolios because they assess value by using statistical concepts, such as probability, mean and...
July 01, 2008
Decision-making in today’s environment is difficult, and new managers in R&D and other technical positions are often shocked at the lack of systematic decision-making they find in their...
November 01, 2015
Digital technologies are rapidly changing the basis of competitive advantage. In this interview, author and consultant Joe Weinman discusses the digital disciplines necessary for future success and...
November 01, 2012
When I was younger, and perhaps more impulsive, I jumped out of a plane. A bunch of guys on my floor in college took a three-hour course on parachuting, and then we jumped. My parachute had a hole in...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Industrial design is essential for the creation of products that satisfy user needs and aspirations and can be differentiated from the competition. However, most companies fail to reap the...