The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Kevin Bailey Launching a ...

The journey of designing and launching the X-Ray Collection of keyboard keycaps reveals both the complexities and rewards of product creation. As detailed by Matthew Encina, the process involves ...

The combination of cloud-based software with data and artificial intelligence has transformed product development. Across industries, new offerings are being released with greater speed and innovation ...

Companies also are solving product development challenges with AI, including a better understanding of market conditions, consumer preferences, regulatory impact, production costs, and more, Lahousse ...

Smart-home products encompass a variety of devices that includes smart lighting, connected appliances, security systems, and health-care monitoring. A 2020 Jabil Smart Home Technology Trends survey of ...

It’s no surprise that consumers’ food and beverage preferences are changing. Food and beverage companies need to act swiftly to put new products that consumers want on shelves—and they recognize how ...

During IFT FIRST's Innovation Lab, which will take place as part of IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo in Chicago next week, participants will have a chance to address multiple challenges facing the food ...

Innovation lies at the heart of progress and growth. The benefits of a successful innovation model that can be repeated for new product development offers an incredible competitive advantage for ...

The six-week sprint is a new product development strategy chosen by startups to replace unrealistic product development cycles and avoid time-consuming and wasteful traditional methodologies. The ...

These challenges include managing ingredient behavior under processing stress and ensuring batch-to-batch consistency. Analytical tools like ARGEN, initially developed for pharmaceuticals, show ...