Disruptive Innovations are Expensive
Companies around the globe pursue breakthrough technologies to grow. Surveys show that executives remain dissatisfied with the return on innovation […]
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What is Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) Management?
As we have discussed in the past, different organizations include different processes and disciplines in Research and Development. We at
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Organization structures for nurturing breakthrough technologies
The article Organizing for New Technologies in MIT Sloan review has some interesting thoughts about organization structures necessary to get
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Do Processes and Metrics Kill Innovation?
Many of the organizations we have visited often have the discussion about innovation vs. structure. The thought is that if
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Why Is Innovation So Hard?
The article “Why Is Innovation So Hard?” outlines cultural challenges that prevent innovation from taking root. As we have discussed
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Failing to fail…and then accelerating our success
Alphabet’s (Google) Project Loon team has an interesting blog post with some interesting thoughts for R&D managers trying to develop
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What is Research & Development (R&D)?
At InspiRD we get to visit R&D organizations across many industries. It is interesting to see that there is some
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Gartner selects InspiRD as a Cool Vendor in R&D
Gartner, the global leader in Information Technology research, has selected InspiRD as one of four “Cool Vendors in R&D for Manufacturing
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How to measure R&D Effectiveness?
Metrics that measure effectiveness of ongoing R&D have been difficult to obtain. Four types of R&D metrics have traditionally been
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How to Manage R&D Risks?
R&D is about building something new and delivering it in the future. The process is inherently uncertain, and hence involves
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