The R&D Positioning and Prioritizing FrameworkTMis designed to identify, prioritize and position R&D to maximize innovation opportunities, impacts and benefits. The assessment tools are rigorous and challenge people to examine their assumptions, as well as the data. The Framework helps envision both social and economic potentials of proposed R&D.
The Framework tools focus on the needs of researchers, scientists, research administrators, policy advisors, corporate executives, investors and funders to achieve specific outcomes. The tools add a competitive edge to R&D proposals and are effective for supporting policy development, funding and investment decisions.
R&D OutlookTM
A review of the evidence necessary to substantiate proposed R&D based on the anticipated scientific, technological, market and social outcomes. The evidence, analyses, conclusions presented in the R&D Outlook support the development of R&D proposals that positions the value of the proposed research on the basis of scienfitic, technological, economic and social impacts of the anticipated results.
S&T Sector Profile
An overview of the technology horizon in a particular market sector to identify the impact of emerging trends in science & technology on the sector.
State of the Technology AnalysisTM
A review of the R&D activity in a specific market or knowledge domain to determine the features and benefits that the next generation of innovations are striving to address.
R&D Impact Assessment
Our R&D Impact Assessments explore the broader impacts of R&D using a novel case study approach. We use a qualitative, narrative methodology that captures both the social and economic outcomes of R&D.