Microsoft recently published a study in the journal Nature regarding the effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers. The results show that “firm-wide remote work caused the collaboration network of workers to become more static and siloed.” Researchers claim the potential... 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

Many people in our marketplace associate the word “governance” with bureaucracy, administrative overhead and sluggishness. However, this couldn’t be less true. This article argues that the contrary is the case: without a good governance system innovation is unpredictable, slow, not agile and... Read More

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

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