Technology & innovation management

STAYING ONE STEP AHEAD
IN THE INNOVATION RACE

Create your next breakthrough

As the speed of innovation increases, building the right innovation capabilities to meet tomorrow’s needs, as well as today’s, is critically important. Those organizations who can’t keep up with the pace of change will simply fall behind.
We help clients build effective technology and innovation management capabilities for both in-house staff and their wider ecosystem to address these challenges. We make the difference for clients by helping to create future-ready organizations who aren’t just able to weather disruption but primed to innovate and seize its opportunity.
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REALIZE THE POTENTIAL

Our Technology and Innovation Management services team address our clients’ most critical challenges across four interlinked competence platforms four interlinked competence platforms: Innovating for Value, Digital Shift, Digital Problem Solving, and Innovating for Growth.

Innovate for Value
From understanding tech needs and designing dynamic innovation strategies, to
optimizing innovation productivity and delivering cutting-edge innovation capabilities:
we provide end-to end support to help clients get the best possible value out of the
innovation engine.
Digital Shift
We help clients develop the necessary roadmaps, ecosystems and operating models
that allows them to realize the benefits of continual digitally-enabled transformation
across all aspects of their organization
Digital Problem Solving
From Rapid Prototyping that takes software from idea to reality in weeks, to making better choices with AI enabled Augmented Decision Making solutions or through Technology Transformation delivering the vision – we help clients create capabilities and respond to new demand lightning fast.
Innovate for Growth
We help create new products, services and business models; develop Innovation Ecosystems; solve tech problems with our expert, global Open problem solving network; and develop entirely new businesses with our Breakthrough Incubator. It’s all geared to deliver above-market growth from new capabilities.
Global Innovation Excellence
The Global Innovation Excellence Benchmark assess both your innovation performance and your innovation management approach. The assessment is based on an online questionnaire which takes 45-60 minutes to complete.
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STRATEGIC IT
IT is increasingly becoming a key enabler in many organizations, both as a technology and as a function. We help our clients position their IT as a true business partner, as ambidextrous, green, and as a master of security by managing the enterprise architecture, operating model, and human factor.
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A HISTORY OF INNOVATION

At Arthur D. Little, we have a rich heritage helping clients innovate and adopt the most relevant and forward-thinking technologies across every era. Today, our focus is on digitalization transforming every industry. From rail operators to food services, packaging to engineers – we help clients anticipate the challenges they will face and the technologies they need to realise opportunity. We then help them innovate at pace and at scale to find their competitive edge.
CREATING AND LAUNCHING A NEW STEP-OUT BUSINESS
CONDUCTING VIRTUAL BENCHMARKING
RAPID INNOVATION DELIVERY
HOW CAN YOU MAXIMIZE THE GROWTH POTENTIAL OF A NEW BUSINESS?
A Fortune 50 CPG Company wished to create New Business Units outside its existing brands, product offerings, and consumer base to increase Shareholder Value. ADL was engaged to lead End-to-End New Product Development, Commercialization, and Strategy Development.
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IDENTIFYING SUBSTANTIAL COST-REDUCTION POTENTIAL
A leading engineering company was facing increasing competition from Asian market players. To recalibrate our client’s offer, we employed a holistic benchmarking approach following a strong value-engineering structure.
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BREAKTHROUGH POTENTIAL AND A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
Assisting a leading global packaging company in rapid delivery of a set of new technology and partner options for further investment.
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LATEST INSIGHTS
We provide critical insight into industry challenges, accelerating performance, innovating through convergence and digital, and creating a positive impact in the world.
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The future of higher education, Part I
The future of higher education, Part I
Balancing new requirements for research, teaching & student needs
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Making sustainability sustainable
Making sustainability sustainable
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Adapting to an uncertain future
Adapting to an uncertain future
How to develop a climate change adaptation strategy
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Opening the urban mine
Opening the urban mine
Building a profitable circular economy based on a lithium battery recycling example
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Is steel scrap the new gold?
Is steel scrap the new gold?
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Back to the future
Back to the future
What mirrors in space can teach us about innovation for sustainability
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Scaling innovation success via breakthrough innovation factory
Scaling innovation success via breakthrough innovation factory
Meeting the growing need to industrialize breakthrough innovation delivery
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Localizing the global semiconductor value chain
Localizing the global semiconductor value chain
Strategizing for growth while building resilience in the rapidly evolving industry
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Navigating AI: Challenging the north star
Navigating AI: Challenging the north star
Leveraging AI for business model revolution, not just evolution
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Beyond systems
Beyond systems
The new mandate for corporate IT leaders
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Human after all
Human after all
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The people-centric lab of the future
The people-centric lab of the future
AI-supported innovation to meet tomorrow’s needs
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Software revolution
Software revolution
How artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of software products and services
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Big data? Big security!
Big data? Big security!
How to protect your data from the increasing risk of cyber threats
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Human-AI collaboration: a new era of productivity in service industries
Human-AI collaboration: a new era of productivity in service industries
How service companies can leverage AI to overcome productivity challenges
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Our people

Our people create the difference we make for our clients, supporting them with proven strategies, innovative techniques and original ideas that find value unlock progress and create pathways to success.

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We work with ambitious thought leaders to uncover new growth opportunities, build innovation capabilities and transform organizations. Send us an email, get directly in touch with any of our industry professionals or make enquiries by phone with one of our global offices.

 

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