Releasing a new product is not a task to take lightly. If the product does not sell as planned, it is a wasted investment in advertising, inventory costs and manufacturing. To avoid this scenario, it ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link This is my second post in my product leadership series. Today I’m chatting with Ben Foster, VP product at Opower. For those who don’t know the ...

The Supreme Court of Japan has issued a decision which made significant changes to how product-by-process claims are handled by the Japanese Patent Office. The decision makes Japanese law on ...

There was a time when a product’s success was measured by its ability to reach market saturation in record time – and for retail, that meant broad, ubiquitous distribution. My, how times have changed, ...

Product design is in a moment of profound change and redefinition as technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and spatial computing dramatically affect computing experiences. AI, especially, may ...

In an effort to make your production line more efficient, look at the different ways to lay out the production line or overall manufacturing plant. Two of the most common layouts are the process ...

The global digital economy creates a variety of internal and external factors that increase challenges in new product introduction (NPI). Products are becoming more complex, life cycles are getting ...

While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

We live in a world obsessed with products. Metrics, milestones, and achievements dominate our measures of progress. Promotions, grades, fitness goals, likes, followers, sales figures—you name it. In ...

A recent IP High Court decision in Japan brought clarification on product-by-process claims. Steve Comer and Chie Yakura explain how to adapt for both patent prosecution and litigation A recent ...