In the last post we saw the difference between two approaches to R&D – ‘What is possible’ ( Science) versus ‘What is needed’ ( technology). Let us move to the marriage terms between S&M and R&D. There are two types of errors in new technology business. In the type 1 error, the business strategy assumes incorrectly …
Most of us use the terms research and design, or science and technology, as synonyms. It would be useful to see the connections and also divergence between these. Science is curiosity driven. The researcher could not be concerned about possible end applications. Kroemer, the Noble prize winner for developing semi-conductor hetrostructures in high speed …
TRIZ has a special relationship with R&D. All its tools and concepts provide great benefits for R&D, but two of them merit special mention – S Curve and Trends of evolution of technlogy. S curve is not a TRIZ tool, but is leveraged well by TRIZ. Trends of technology is exclusively a TRIZ find.The S …