Asking Yourself the Hard Questions
Industry Week article Asking Yourself the Hard Questions has some interesting points about R&D strategy and planning: Truth can’t be the first […]
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A Quirky Way of Innovating
I have often written about accessing innovation from outside the organization (open innovation, borderless innovation, etc). HBR article A Quirky
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Microsoft vs. Apple – a lesson in IP protection
The Computer World blog had an interesting post “Microsoft dominates Apple in patents, so why does it lag in innovation?”
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Nokia R&D spending – a lesson in Portfolio Balancing
In a previous post, I discussed how bureaucracy stifled innovation at Nokia. I ventured a guess that a formalized R&D
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At Apple, the Platform Is the Engine of Growth – NYTimes.com
The article At Apple, the Platform Is the Engine of Growth: has some good lessons about platform-based R&D management: Apple has hit
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Intel Spreads Its University Research Bets
NY Times had a brief article on open innovation in Intel Spreads Its University Research Bets. So Intel, the chip giant,
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Toyota’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’ Policy Looks to Restore Quality
We have talked about Toyota recalls and the announcement by Mr. Todyoda to fix the problems. You might recall that
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GE – Interesting perspectives on R&D strategy
The NY Times article For G.E. and Jeffrey Immelt, a Return to Basics has some interesting sound bites from the CEO Jeffery
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Apple’s R&D portfolio strategy – “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff”
Some interesting R&D portfolio management advice in the Fast Company article Steve Jobs’s Strategy? “Get Rid of the Crappy Stuff” “Do
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A Bright Future Requires Bright Ideas from R&D
Another survey of executives and another validation that innovation (or any current hot buzz word) is key. This time from
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