How do you forecast disruptive technologies? We are looking to learn how companies distinguish between disruptive and breakthrough technologies. How do you define and identify disruptive technology?...
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Strategic Planning
Do you have an Innovation Board? If so: Who is on the board? Is there anyone from outside the company who participates? How often does it meet? What are typical agenda items? Is the board advisory,...
What is the optimal make-up of an internal technology council? For an internal company technology/technical council that is focused on alignment with overall company objectives and generating...
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:...
May 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: The last half century has seen the emergence of a new model of business innovation featuring the convergence of entrepreneurs, rapid technological change, and venture capital. This...
Save the date for the 2019 Spring Networks Conference March 11-13, Nashville, TN What is the Finance, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis Network? The Finance, Strategy & Portfolio Analysis Network...
November 01, 2012
OVERVIEW : Driving innovation—particularly disruptive innovation—demands that companies possess a deep understanding of the nonobvious problems that will need to be solved in the future. Gaining this...
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, 2012
The importance of the chief technology officer role is widely accepted, particularly in today's turbulent, global conditions. However, not enough is known about the key activities of CTOs or the...
How do you handle contingency funds for capital projects? How does your organization handle contingency funds for capital projects? Do you have a provision for contingency funds for the projects? Y/N...
How is your R&D investment split between projects focused on Growth, Competitiveness, and Sustaining? Do you track this as part of your R&D Portfolio analysis? If so, and you are comfortable...
Can you help with Life Cycle Analyses? We are interested in gaining expertise on Life Cycle Analyses and methodologies. Do you have any information or recommendations for training, courses,...
Can you recommend a consultant who can assess our overall R&D investment? I am looking for some guidance/recommendations for consulting firms to complete an "optimized state" for our current...
What is your balance between internal and external research? What is your company's balance between internal and external research (university projects, consortiums, government labs, established...
March 01, 2012
OVERVIEW: Strategy development for early-stage technology and innovation is challenging, with a need to maintain flexibility in the face of high levels of technical and commercial uncertainty. There...
March 01, 2012
Joseph A. Miller Jr. is executive vice president and Chief Technology Ofï¬cer of Corning Incorporated. Before joining Corning in 2001, Miller was Chief Technology Ofï¬cer and senior vice president for...