Collaboration
The Customer-Inventor Revolution
The ways that consumer-users improve product through tinkering has evolved over the past decade.
Product Development
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Analytics & Business Intelligence
IoT and Developing Analytics-Based Data Products
In this webinar, Thomas H. Davenport and Stephan Kudyba discuss the process of developing a new generation of data products.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Free Webinar, Dec. 1: IoT and Developing Analytics-Based Data Products
Live webinar with MIT SMR authors of “Designing and Developing Analytics-Based Data Products.”
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Designing and Developing Analytics-Based Data Products
The information economy is giving way to an economy focused on analytics-based data products.
Better Management Through A/B Testing
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology: A/B testing as a management tool; telepresence robotics for a more inclusive workforce; three rules for leading successful virtual meetings.
New Product Development
R&D, Meet E&S (Experiment & Scale)
Fast, iterative “virtual research centers” are edging out traditional approaches to R&D.
Executing Strategy
Navigating the Patent Minefield Through Consortia
Tech consortia help reduce patent risk, but managers must weigh the pros and cons for innovation.
New Product Development
A Lesson in Managing Digital Disruption from Fintech
What’s happening this week at the intersection of management and technology.
New Product Development
Getting Product Development Right
Companies must better gauge whether potential customers will appreciate their innovations.
Marketing Strategy
Why Great New Products Fail
Companies often don’t focus enough on understanding how customers decide what to purchase.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Now That Your Products Can Talk, What Will They Tell You?
Products connected to the Internet of Things are providing unprecedented levels of information.
Global Strategy
Developing New Products in Emerging Markets
A successful innovation developed by Cisco’s R&D unit in India offers practical insights.
Executing Strategy
Why Learning Is Central to Sustained Innovation
Operational excellence requires cultivating an expectation for continuous improvement in all employees.
Collaboration
When Customers Become Fans
Smartphone maker Xiaomi cultivates user pride through user-centered and open innovation.
Climate Change
Strategic Sustainability Uses of Life-Cycle Analysis
Companies from Apple to Unilever employ life-cycle assessment in their sustainability work and reap hidden benefits.
Innovation Strategy
Mastering the ‘Name Your Product Category’ Game
The ideal window of opportunity to enter a new industry starts when a dominant category label is introduced.
Climate Change
For BASF, Sustainability Is a Catalyst
A focus on environment helped BASF to transform both its product lines and its culture.
Global Strategy
The Surprising Effectiveness of “Assembly Line” Innovation
Unconventional approaches to innovation are speeding up new product development, making R&D faster and cheaper.
Global Strategy
Accelerated Innovation: The New Challenge From China
Chinese companies are reengineering new product development in ways that reduce lead times.
Marketing Strategy
How to Position Your Innovation in the Marketplace
A new framework helps identify the best strategy for a particular product or service.