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Where should sustainability fit within the realm of innovation and new product development priorities? Truthfully, it should be near the top. But sustainability encompasses so many facets, and knowing where to start can be quite confusing. In a recent episode of the Innovation+Talks podcast,... Read More

One of the most frustrating new product development (NPD) scenarios is when a great idea on paper doesn’t quite translate in practice. Very often this situation emerges from challenges in one of these buckets (if not both): Read More

At its core, a start-up is a small company trying to scale. Early on, innovation is the result of continuous ideation and quickly pivoting to market changes. But as start-ups grow into large companies, flexibility is replaced by stringent product management processes that account for every detail.... Read More

Home smart product manufacturers shipped more than 805 million products in 2020, and to no one’s surprise, that number is expected to increase dramatically in the coming years. IDC predicts that 1.4 billion home smart products will ship by 2025. Companies are under more pressure than ever to... Read More

Earlier this year on an Innovation+Talks’ podcast episode, Sopheon executive Huub Rutten, VP R&D, revealed that one of the most common and disruptive issues companies face when launching new connected products that leverage IoT technology is recalls. Recalls are not only costly in financial terms;... Read More

“The job of a product manager is to discover a product that is valuable, usable, and feasible,” says Marty Cagan, Founding Partner of Silicon Valley Product Group and a 30-year veteran of product management. Read More

As consumers begin to make their way back out in the world, newly vaccinated and likely to resume more traditional spending patterns, CPG firms are recognizing a need to jumpstart new product development to quickly capitalize on this market opportunity. Read More

The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed product innovation across nearly every sector of the economy. Connected cars, smart home devices and connected industrial equipment are among the more than 30 billion devices expected by the year 2025, rapidly outpacing non-IoT devices such as cell... Read More

The digital revolution has touched every aspect of business, and manufacturing is no exception. Consider the plethora of “smart” and connected products on the market – cars and appliances are perfect examples – and then consider the dual-track product development that must happen to bring these... Read More