January 04, 2018
We present a large-sample survey of open innovation adoption and management in large firms, a follow-up to a previous study. We repeat some of the survey measures from the first survey, finding that...
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March 01, 2014
OVERVIEW: We surveyed 125 large firms in Europe and the United States with annual sales in excess of $250 million to examine the extent to which large firms are now practicing open innovation. Our...
What Metrics Do You Use for Open Innovation? How does your organization specify Open Innovation metrics and measure key performance indicators? Do you relate the OI Metric as percentage of net sales...
Do you have recommendations for designing an 'innovation room'? Don Eadie, Vice President, Technology, Kelsan Technologies Corp. We are moving into a new facility that will incorporate various...
Relative quality and reliability compared to competitive products through evaluation by customers or consumers.
The Forum is designed to increase member networking opportunities and help members quickly find solutions that can be implemented in their organizations.
The calculated sum of future value expected to be realized from current R&D projects.
March 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: This paper looks at the search strategies firms use to identify ideas for radical innovation that extend their range of products and services beyond their immediate environments. After...
March 01, 2019
If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. —Albert Einstein (attributed) I worked in the mailing...
Opening Keynote: Driving Motorola Solutions’ Digital Transformation with Innovation through Data Eduardo Conrado, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Office Paul Steinberg, Senior...
(Study how R&D is positioned to help the firm grow in a changing economic environment) For several years, the importance of positioning R&D in a way to increase its contribution to a firm's...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence; in machine learning, computers learn patterns from data. It is a transformative technology for the business world. But currently,...
A measurement of the skills and ability of the R&D staff to execute strategic programs.
January 11, 2016
If there is one undeniable fact of innovation, it is this: the doers are the major thinkers. Those aren't my words. They're from the late Steve Jobs. He made that observation in a videotaped...
May 09, 2017
"Keoki's concept of building an adaptive R&D culture to empower these workers is an excellent example of applying cutting edge R&D management practices to a large, diverse, and complex R&D ecosystem."
Technology Value Program 19-1 Balancing Risk in the R&D Portfolio 18-3 Innovation Governance 18-2 Innovation Dashboard Metrics 16-5 Recruiting and Retaining Early Career Technical Talent 16-4...