by Dany Robberecht | Oct 24, 2018 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Strategic innovation
While playing beach tennis on vacation, I was wondering: “How come these beach ball sets always wear out by the end of the vacation?” It struck me that these cheap pallets are a good example of fine value engineering. I get just enough value for the lowest possible...
by Dany Robberecht | Jun 28, 2018 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Strategic innovation
The number of new products that fail is high. According to Harvard professor Clayton Christensen, more than 30.000 new consumer products are launched every year. 85% of them fails. Ask anyone for the percentage of new products that fail, and the usual answer is...
by Frederik Wouters | Jun 14, 2018 | Digital innovation, FMCG & consumer, Perspectives
Together we’ll support you in transforming your industry, easing new innovation paths, achieving more with less efforts and attaining faster time-to-market. Eventually it comes down to aiming at 2 horizons: a technology and innovation horizon. Combining any of the...
by Lieven Claeys | Apr 5, 2018 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Product innovation
Car data monetization opportunities will grow incrementally for industry players along the mobility value chain as car data is likely to create new value leading to increased revenues, reduced mobility cost and improved safety. What would you like your car to do for...
by Stijn Smet | Feb 13, 2018 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Product innovation
If you are into manufacturing, sales (or distribution), collection, processing or re-purposing electrical and electronic equipment, recent changes to European legislation will impact not only your current business (and product design), but might also change your...
by Ben Van Dyck | Jan 25, 2018 | FMCG & consumer, Perspectives, Strategic innovation
Digitally connected and intelligent appliances with features that nurture endless user customization. It might be the dream of the future food and beverage industry. However, it represents a huge challenge to appliance innovation. Appliance manufacturers are betting...
