March 08, 2018
The principles of lean manufacturing have increasingly been adapted to create practices for lean innovation. The common elements of such systems in practice are a relentless focus on the customer;...
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New Product Development
December 08, 2017
Setting NPD priorities is a critical element of managing a portfolio for new products. Once the priorities are set the next big challenge is often responding to those priorities. We would like to...
January 04, 2018
The business world has been infatuated with Silicon Valley for at least three decades—and with reason. This is an ecosystem that generates profit out of thin air, building hugely valuable companies...
January 04, 2018
Addressing resource-constrained customers in emerging markets presents business opportunities beyond local market borders. Multinational corporations can leverage innovations developed for emerging...
December 01, 2017
Over the past five years, two ROR groups have examined how sustainability can be factored into R&D. Focusing on the planet (environment) portion of the triple P (people, planet and profits, P3),...
November 01, 2017
The best ideas are often borrowed. For example, the Dyson vacuum was inspired by cyclone separators used in sawmills to remove sawdust from air, the STRiDA folding bike repurposes the mechanics of...
November 01, 2017
The Internet, machine learning, advances in manufacturing, and biotechnology have shifted substantial portions of our research and development to startups and labs that do not fit neatly within...
October 05, 2017
The presentation will cover a brief history of how NASA’s use of crowdsourcing, in the form of competitions, became an accepted method of conducting an innovative acquisition model. NASA started...
October 05, 2017
Fall 2017 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation...
October 05, 2017
Why is innovating today different and require new mindsets for R&D and cross functional teams? Why is the front end of innovation different? Clients – particularly R&D leaders/teams - express...
October 05, 2017
Ever wish you had decades of New Business Development Experience? Wish you knew now what you would know after lots of successes (and mistakes)? This session will cover “The top 10 things I’ve learned...
October 05, 2017
Research shows that more than half of companies are not killing products early enough in the commercialization process. This activity, while challenging, is necessary for a healthy product portfolio...
October 05, 2017
What happens when your Front End Innovation market and technology scouts encounter an external product, technology, IP, and/or supplier suitable for growth in your core adjacency platforms? How does...
October 11, 2017
As a part of larger scale assessment, Hormel Foods would like to understand specific nuances associated with New Product Development (NPD). These questions that are part of a larger focus will help...
October 10, 2017
This research effort has focused on the product design implications of mass customization on manufacturers/producers. Customer demand for individually configured and customized products is on the...
October 10, 2017
Over the past five years, two ROR groups have examined how sustainability can be factored into R&D. Focusing on the planet (environment) portion of the triple P (people, planet and profits, P3),...