September 01, 2013
There is an old African legend about the origin of the zebra. At the beginning of time, the story goes, God was creating all of the animals on the grass-lands. With great care, he crafted the...
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November 01, 2011
IBM has been conducting “Jams” for 10 years now. A Jam is an intense, large-scale, online discussion about an issue that matters. Jams have been sponsored to engage employees about corporate values,...
March 01, 2014
I have spent the majority of my career outside the United States, in a mix of technology-oriented and business-related roles. Like many people in DuPont, I started in the company as a scientist,...
September 01, 2013
Everyone seems to agree that effective portfolio management is a key to driving results from R&D. Most organizations have a set of tools and practices for managing their portfolio. However,...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: The Industry-Defined Fundamental Research program is designed to bring together industrial and academic researchers to develop basic science in areas important for the success of American...
November 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Innovation drives growth, both growth of categories and growth within businesses. For Procter & Gamble, innovation is the engine of growth, providing consumers benefits they value and...
September 01, 2010
The Industry-Defined Fundamental Research program is designed to bring together industrial and academic researchers to develop basic science in areas important for the success of American industry...
November 01, 2010
Innovation drives growth, both growth of categories and growth within businesses. For Procter & Gamble, innovation is the engine of growth, providing consumers benefits they value and...
March 01, 2008
A survey of United Kingdom-based industrial companies has identified the development of systems architectures and the use of a robust approach to integrated systems design as important contributors...
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Critical metals are high-value elements used in very small amounts that provide key functionality to technology products. These metals are crucial for the functioning of a technological...
Friday July 03, 2020
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4Futurists know from studying history that the most improbable things happen quite regularly. Already in the 21st century, we’ve had terrorist attacks, financial crashes, authoritarian...
July 13, 2018
Breakout Session The session will cover all aspects of the GoFly Prize from its inception to today (with 2,000 Innovators participating from 85 countries). It will take a deep dive into our...
September 02, 2020
Global scientific collaboration to find a vaccine is not enough to end the pandemic. International cooperation is also necessary to produce a successful vaccine affordably and distribute it equitably...
July 01, 2015
I have had only one job for my entire professional career. John Spirk and I graduated from the Industrial Design Department of the Cleveland Institute of Art at the same time. We both had Fortune 500...
May 01, 2012
OVERVIEW: Customer integration into the innovation process, including the fuzzy front end, is increasingly being adopted by firms in search of new innovation and value-creation opportunities. Through...
November 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: The Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy-Efficient Buildings is breaking new ground on how public-private research partnerships are conducted. A consortium of public,...