Disruptors Drive Need for Business Agility The global digitization of business and the ever-increasing power of the consumer have created constantly changing markets prone to regular disruptions. Organizations focused on new product development (NPD) and innovation performance are reacting by... Read More

This was a great conversation — I met Michelle by chance at an event hosted by the lovely people at Boundless (ask them about their Discovery sessions, they’re brilliant), and got talking about innovation straight away. I love the story of how Michelle came to her current role with Virgin Care, and... Read More

This is part 1 in our 3-part series on Agile NPD. Read part 2. Read More

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This is the final post in a three-part series addressing how consumer firms can leverage a new approach to “Agile” innovation to reduce time from consumer insight to market launch, and create a steadier stream of high-value new products. Read More

It's been another great year of knowledge-sharing via webinars, and in 2016 we saw some smart and informative speakers shed light on some of the industry's toughest challenges. Explore the ready-to-watch recordings below of this year's webinars. Read More

I’ve been interviewing innovation professionals over the last few months for a series of articles I’m calling ‘Innovation Conversations’, and one thing they all agree on is that anyone can be a creative thinker. It doesn’t matter how old you are, what job you do, or whether you’re an extrovert or... Read More

The world continues to evolve at a striking pace and business needs are rapidly shifting to keep up with advances in digital technology and fast changing consumer demands. For companies that rely on innovation and product development for growth and competitive differentiation, the urgency to... Read More

Sopheon customer Parker Hannifin® has deep roots in innovation. Back in the 1930s, Parker Appliance (now Parker Hannifin) launched copper tubing for hydraulic installation to market before anyone else, and was also the first to use tubing for the instrumentation of power plants. 1 Fast forward to... Read More

The strategic roadmapping method is widely used to support innovation and strategy, ranging from product planning to business strategy and public policy development. The approach is agile and flexible, and can be readily adapted to suit the particular business context and strategic issues of... Read More