The Crucible – Solve for X
September 2019
Leaders in new product development cannot rely on existing manufacturing limitations to determine what can and cannot be made five, ten or twenty years from now. Each assumption runs the risk of becoming a missed opportunity. Instead, just as we forecast change in markets and societies to innovate effectively, we need to imagine the evolution of our tools as well.”
–Kate Stephenson, Ph.D.
Xinova Innovator
The leaves are changing color in my neck of the woods. Which reminds me how much I love the woods. Which reminds me to remind you: there’s still time to apply your innovative skills to fight forest fires with Promethean Fire—technology, that is. Indeed, several opportunities are closing. Check ‘em out!
Speaking of Prometheus… So, he got in trouble because he gave fire to mortals “and from it they’d make many things.” Or something to that effect. Imagine if he’d given them 3D printers? Our innovators have incredibly diverse expertise that lets us make all sorts of stuff. Some of those technologies, like 3D printing, enable whole new value chain creation according to an outstanding article by Kate Stephenson, PhD. We’d love to hear your expert insights into the value of emerging technologies for business leaders and R&D.
–Brad Roberts
Global Head of Network Platform
Featured Opportunities
Seeking Candidates for Usability Testing
Xinova is seeking candidates interested in helping us test the usability of our platform. Usability testing helps us improve the platform and build better tools for people like you
E-thinking Packaging
Xinova is looking for a packaging expert to consult on a new e-commerce packaging project. This consultant would understand the e-commerce channel as used by consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, especially the challenges they face like higher distribution costs and poor supply chain visibility.
Golden Innovation Metrics
Ready to write a smart and engaging article about R&D leadership’s glaring need for innovation metrics? You’ll be paid $1-per-word to do so on Xinova.com. Write an op-ed-style piece explaining what a golden innovation metric (or metrics) may look like and how they’ll advance technology.
Fighting Fires with Flames
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia seeks scalable technology solutions to suppress forest fires in Southeast Asian inland and peatland forests. Forest fires and the resulting haze has become an almost annual disaster in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Xinova Updates
3D Printing Innovation
Looking forward, innovators and management should understand how any new manufacturing technology, of which 3D printing is a shining example, can drive innovation.
Periodic Table: A celebration of Science
150 Years of Dmitri Mendeleev’s Periodic Table – celebrate one of the most powerful representations of our knowledge of science.
Overcome “Lean Startup” Hurdles in Big Businesses
We chatted with Jim Euchner, the Editor-in-Chief of Research-Technology Management about how big businesses can navigate a lean startup model.
Featured Innovator
What Digitizing Means to a Slow Moving Industry
“You can’t approach innovation without understanding what the goal is, who the customer is, why you’re doing it, and what the path is going to be to market.”
-Seth Miller
Managing Director of Innovation Programs at Xinova