# PPG, Pittsburgh : Aligning to the Reality of the World of Edge-Driven R&#038;D
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What's the future of research &amp; development? That's what the global paints, coatings and materials firm PPG brought me in for as they assembled their global R&amp;D team for an offsite event at the famed Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh - what a site for an event! My keynote, designed to kick off their two day event and set the proper tone for their meeting of minds, took a look at how to compete in the high velocity economy when the nature R&amp;D is changing. Edge based innovation, open innovation concepts, grand challenges such as the Prize - I helped them to understand how the phrase "the future isn't invented here anymore" is no longer just a phrase, but an opportunity!

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2010/09/ppg-pittsburgh-aligning-to-the-reality-of-the-world-of-edge-driven-rd/