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The R&D Canvas: a design thinking tool for the management of R&D projects

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dc.contributor.authorSantos, José M.R.C.A.
dc.contributor.authorBrandão, Ana Sofia
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-23T16:22:24Z
dc.date.available2022-06-23T16:22:24Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractResearch and Development (R&D) projects are inherently ambitious, complex, uncertain, and risky. On the one hand, they increasingly involve diversified groups of people and entities that gather around common goals, with different objectives for each one. On the other hand, science and technology policies promoted and implemented by public entities are gaining momentum, translating into more R&D funding opportunities but also into more competition and accountability for the use of public funds. Research managers and administrators are, therefore, faced with growing challenges when coping with all these aspects and leading teams of scientists, companies, users, and other stakeholders towards successful projects. Traditional project management frameworks have been used and adapted to help the R&D project manager. However, the potential of design thinking principles and practices in this context has yet to achieve its full potential. This is quite surprising bearing in mind that both R&D projects and design thinking share a central characteristic: the key role of creativity and co-creation in assuring successful initiatives. In this paper, the rationale for a new tool for R&D management based on design thinking principles is presented. The relevant literature is reviewed, and the concepts that previous researchers have suggested are analyzed. The interplay between classical project management approaches and the creativity-driven nature of every R&D initiative is rationalized. The findings are used to develop a conceptual framework for a tool which can help research managers and administrators in facilitating the successful development of R&D initiatives. The usefulness of the R&D Canvas to the research management and administration profession is centered on its multi-purpose usability as an effective planning and communication tool that facilitates the incorporation of creativity and co-development practices in the highly heterogeneous contexts characteristic of contemporary R&D endeavors.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) and FEDER under Programme PT2020 for financial support to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020).pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationSantos, José M.R.C.A.; Brandão, Ana Sofia (2022). The R&D Canvas: a design thinking tool for the management of R&D projects. Journal of Research Administration. ISSN 1539-1590. 53:1, p. 62-92pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1539-1590
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/25597
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSociety of Research Administrators Internationalpt_PT
dc.relationMountain Research Center
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectR&D managementpt_PT
dc.subjectProject managementpt_PT
dc.subjectDesign thinkingpt_PT
dc.subjectCreativitypt_PT
dc.titleThe R&D Canvas: a design thinking tool for the management of R&D projectspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleMountain Research Center
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00690%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage92pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage62pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Research Administrationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume53pt_PT
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
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person.givenNameJosé M.R.C.A.
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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