All projectsOrganik Kimya
R&D Center Setup Consulting
The work on establishing and developing the Organik Kimya R&D Center covered sustaining creative cultures and innovative initiatives and preparing the R&D Center setup dossier. Prof. Dr. C. Ruhi Kaykayoğlu and Y. Bora Kaykayoğlu provided facilitation to help R&D units design technically creative, human-centered new products or modify existing products/services for their customers.
At a glance
- Project Focus
- R&D and Advanced Technologies · Creativity and Product Development
- Approaches Used
- Facilitation
- What Emerged
- Technology and R&D roadmap framework · A development program that strengthened R&D capabilities
- Sector
- Sector - Chemicals
Inside the project
Focus
How can R&D teams turn technical knowledge into value-added products?
The Organik Kimya project focused on addressing the organization’s consulting needs through R&D management.
Technology investments remain on paper unless they become ways of working. This project aimed to enable that transformation.
The R&D teams had strong technical expertise. They needed a management system that connected this expertise to a technology roadmap and products.
Scope
We worked with the R&D teams on establishing and developing the centre, sustaining a creative culture and innovative initiatives, and preparing the setup documentation. We facilitated work on human-centred new product design and modifications to existing products or services.
Implementation
HOW WAS TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT POSITIONED IN THIS PROJECT?
We treated technology management not as inventory keeping but as a decision-making system connecting technology to business value. The roadmap was built using the teams' own data.
A strong R&D center does not just produce technology, but connects it to the organization’s future.
The journey we designed
- 01EXPLOREA situation map was developed by considering the organization's real needs, current ways of working and external signals together.
- 02REFRAMEThe real need behind the stated request was reframed in the context of the organization's strategy and ways of working.
- 03BRING IT INTO THE ORGANIZATIONThe framework was turned into a structure connected to the organization's decision-making and working rhythm.
Kaykayoğlu project insight
R&D is a capability, not a resource. When managed, it creates value. When unmanaged, it remains a cost.
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