Find out why innovation is so hard to measure, the issues with current innovation metrics, and how to measure what really matters. Read More

Findings from the 2021 “R&D and Innovation Agenda” research study Read More

If you’ve ordered furniture this year, there’s a good chance you’re still waiting on it. A significant talent resource shortage in almost every industry is making it more challenging to meet customer expectations. How significant? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were a... Read More

Oftentimes in large organizations and F500 companies, innovation and R&D are treated like a shared service, with the majority of initiatives originating from outside the function. Other business units and product lines, inspired after an ideation session or hackathon, come to the innovation team... Read More

We asked 22 innovation and sustainability leaders how UK businesses can help reach 2030’s net zero goal. Here’s what they said. Read More

Stage-Gate® is a gated process that has become the backbone of innovation for many companies. Dr. Bob Cooper has continued to introduce new generations of Stage-Gate over the years to reflect updated best practices like agile iterative feedback loops, describing these new generations in each new... Read More

This article was originally published on Strategic CFO 360, a Chief Executive Group community. For CFOs, one of the murkiest decisions on a quarterly—and yearly—basis is what they plan to do about their organization’s innovation investments. To really get innovation correct organizations must... Read More

You most likely already know that you need an innovation strategy. To get you started, here are some important considerations. There’s no one size fits all approach when creating an innovation strategy, and it’s also impossible for us to fit every possibility into a single guide. Read More

Here, we describe what an innovation process is and why it is so important, as well as detailing a few different approaches to creating a process that works for your business. Read More

I wrote a blog post about Innovation Serendipity, which I described as innovation arising as a result of making a fortunate discovery "by accident." In that article, I raised questions of if, and how, social distancing was stifling innovation and discussed things we might do to enhance the... Read More