There has been a spate of recent announcements from automotive manufacturers declaring accelerated timing to going fully electric or moving electrification volumes forecasts forward. A few of them include: Read More

We meet Jenny Foster, who is leading the world’s first immersive experience project focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Jenny Foster is project lead at the Global Goals Centre (GGC) in Bristol. It’s a working title, she tells us when we connect one afternoon on zoom to learn more about... Read More

When I speak with R&D and innovation leaders about their key metrics, two measures rise to the top: NPV (Net Present Value) and PVI (Product Vitality Index). These are the de facto standards for assessing innovation impact. Nothing else comes close. When pressed, the very same leaders express a... Read More

We meet an R&D leader with 25 years of experience in innovation and product development to discuss some of the blockers covered in our second Innovation Blockers report – and a couple of her own. Innovation is the beating heart of any business; the fuel that powers the engine. Or at least it should... Read More

There are plenty of efforts underway in many companies to be more nimble in bringing products to market. Read More

2021 is the first year that the European Union will levy fines on automotive manufacturers for missing Corporate Average CO2 targets. The targets are based on achieving 95g across the auto fleet, compared to 2020 CO2 performance. At the beginning of 2020, achieving these targets looked like a huge... Read More

We continue to explore the innovation blockers raised by our second report. Read on for solutions from our experts. In our Innovation Blockers Report, we revealed five major blockers to innovation that businesses face. We’ve discussed four of these blockers in detail over on our blog, and now it’s... Read More

Hear from innovation specialists about how to combat one of the biggest blockers to innovation within organizations – the issue of conflicting goals. In our second Innovation Blockers Report, we identified and analyzed five different obstacles that organizations face when trying to innovate. We’ve... Read More

A few years ago, I was involved in a two-day boardroom session at a respected company – let’s call them Acme Corporation. They’d asked for help with their innovation strategy. Read More

The pandemic and economic depression the world faces is a dark period for all businesses, but there are also opportunities. The companies that see the opportunities, and pivot to exploit them, will succeed, while those that fail to innovate will fade away. Read More