PPG, Pittsburgh : Aligning to the Reality of the World of Edge-Driven R&D

What’s the future of research & development? That’s what the global paints, coatings and materials firm PPG brought me in for as they assembled their global R&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&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!