New Article How Companies Are Reinventing Their Idea-To-Launch Methodologies Improving your innovation process is crucial for success in today’s challenging environment. Build-in the latest thinking, tactics and methods into your Stage-Gate® System to make it leaner, agile and more focused. This new article, authored by Dr. Robert G. Cooper, outlines new approaches that will help you move your innovation process into a next-generation Stage-Gate System. If your idea-to-launch system is more than five years old then it’s time for a serious overhaul. Read Article. Michelle Jones, EVP

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