R&D

Disruption isn’t the only approach.

You don’t need a time line; you need a time cone.

Covid-19 has shown how companies can work together to solve problems.

It takes more than good tools. It takes a complete change of attitude.

Author’s note: Alistair Hanna, Michael Reopel, and Stuart Flack, all of McKinsey & Company, contributed to this article. The U.S. defense industry is struggling to reorganize itself for growth, if not for survival. The disappearance of the communist threat and the desperate need to revive the U.S. economy have taken the defense industry for a […]

It has to start with leadership.

The study: Henrich Greve and Marc-David Seidel studied the role of first-mover advantage in determining which technologies get adopted and which do not. They tracked the sales history of two wide-body jets: the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. The researchers concluded that the DC-10’s one-year head start contributed to its greater success […]

For even the toughest of R&D problems, there are often people out there with innovative solutions already on their shelves or in their back pockets. The trick for corporate executives is finding and gaining access to those individuals. Our research with a company that broadcasts technological problems into the ether—and gets back solid results—has given […]

Tap creative people from analogous fields.

From a converted muffler repair shop, Ray Kelner launched RLK Media in 1985, selling its radical audio speakers to affluent connoisseurs for $20,000 a...

A study of nearly 100 organizations.

Chief executives have found other ways to create value.

The American Medical Association has identified some best practices.

Large data sets could lead to a breakthrough.

HomeStar's reputation for being "the first, the best, the only" name in appliances is under threat. For the second time in six months, upstart competitor...

Squeezing today’s innovations into yesterday’s system simply won’t work.

Hire true experts, embrace research, and adapt your culture.

Much has been made about how efficient it is to develop new products from independent, modular components. But 350 billion calculations on U.S. Patent...

Everyone knows that corporate growth--true growth, not just agglomeration--springs from innovation. And the common wisdom is that companies must spend...

Legal strategies aren’t enough to deal with these predators of the IP world. You need to rethink your approach to R&D.