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With all AI related to New Product Development & Marketing, it’s early days full of experimentation & important learnings. To explore the latest and most promising use cases, I spoke with cutting-edge ...

Posted: July 25, 2025 | Last updated: July 25, 2025 When firms develop new products there are a number of steps they go through. From idea generation to prototype development to product development to ...

Product development is not an inherently exciting process. Not every company solves big problems, encourages employees to see how far they can take side projects or is willing to experiment with new ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Working on a new product is always an exciting and risky process, even when you have all the data suggesting that the product is a win.

Engineers at a major medical device manufacturing firm had slammed into the proverbial wall trying to design a compliant and functional seal for a new heart valve. After six months of fruitless ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When unclear resource commitments, cross-functional miscommunications, and lack of transparency over projects challenge executives to make informed and timely portfolio ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Back in 2022, I wrote about the triple threat of additive, agility and automation—three forces that were already reshaping manufacturing and product development. Fast forward to 2025, and these trends ...

Ryan Gray is co-founder and CEO of SGW Designworks, a full-service product development and engineering firm featured in The Lean Startup. In all things worth pursuing, there exists the ever-present ...

The sweeteners & sugar category has seen steady NPD in recent years. While the sugar segment is turning towards added-value solutions, NPD in sweeteners continues to revolve around the technical ...