Innovation strategy
Diagnostics, portfolio governance, prioritisation and metrics connecting R&D with business strategy.
Innovation can be engineered
We use engineering and scientific methods to turn needs, system failures and conflicting requirements into research directions and solution concepts.
● Strategy and diagnostics● Architecture and design● Validation and transfer
When it is relevant
Problems we address
The engagement is configured around maturity, available evidence and the desired outcome.
- Current products have reached their performance limits.
- A persistent technical problem has no obvious solution.
- The project contains apparently incompatible requirements.
- A differentiated concept with protection potential is required.
Components
Innovation engineering and R&D
We select the relevant modules and connect them in a coherent architecture with explicit decision points.
Complex problem solving
Functional and causal analysis, contradictions, resources, alternatives and multi-criteria evaluation.
Inventive design
New concepts, cross-industry transfer, complexity reduction and performance improvement.
Applied research
Hypotheses, experiments, models, prototypes, technical validation and maturity levels.
Possible deliverables
Possible deliverables
Deliverables are agreed contractually and tailored to the decisions they must support.
- Diagnostic report
- Problem and contradiction map
- Concept portfolio
- Solution architecture
- Technology roadmap
Working method
From analysis to validation
The project can cover the full workflow or only the required stages.
- 01Diagnose
- 02Define
- 03Alternatives
- 04Architecture
- 05Validate
Project benefits
Decision-oriented outcomes
- Earlier risk discovery
- More robust, differentiated concepts
- A direct link between research and economic value
Technology concept for a system with conflicting requirements
Functional and constraint analysis produced a portfolio of architectures that can be assessed before extensive prototyping.
NEXT STEP
Bring us the problem conventional solutions have not resolved.
Share the context, objective and main difficulty. We will define an appropriate assessment framework.
Capabilities that can complement the project