Innovation isn’t an assembly line. It doesn’t move in predictable, linear increments toward immediate output. But many organizations try to manage it as if it does, measuring activity instead of outcomes, focusing on hand-offs instead of lifecycle impact. The result is a structural divide between... Read More

Trying to manage innovation projects with traditional project management software is like forcing a square peg into a round hole. Read More

At the heart of every great innovation lies a hypothesis: a carefully chosen statement about how change will create value. The hypothesis expresses why you believe your innovation, or adjustment to a product or service, will make a measurable difference. It’s the driving idea that leads to testing,... Read More

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Most enterprises have no shortage of innovation activity. The real challenge is ensuring it adds up to meaningful growth. Read More

Meetings are critical to the Stage-Gate® process. They enable stakeholders to pause throughout development and make informed investment decisions. Without these meetings, innovation devolves into an expensive, unmonitored activity where everyone simply hopes for the best outcome. Read More

Enterprise innovation is a long trek through a complex landscape. To navigate the maze, you need to be clear on the final objectives and the initiatives necessary to meet them. You need to establish a timeline that includes all the significant milestones to be hit. You need to consider the... Read More

It’s a common problem in enterprise innovation: over time, incomplete projects languish in the pipeline—projects that never cross the finish line, but also never die. These “zombie projects” stay active in a companies pipeline, eating up resources, tying up triage time, and making general nuisances... Read More

In the high-stakes game of enterprise innovation, governance used to be the rulebook, important, yes, but mostly sitting on the sidelines. But as the game has evolved, so has its role. Read More

This year's R&D Innovation and Product Development World Summit sparked some great conversations with teams navigating the real-world challenges of scaling innovation across regions, product lines, and timelines. While everyone's context is different, a few clear themes emerged. Read More