Antifragile Philosophy in R&D Projects: Applying Q Methodology and the Possibility of Open Innovation

Antifragile philosophy can be the key to improving the management of organizations that base their activity on research and development (R&D) projects. These are types of projects with the greatest uncertainty in all aspects, and the application of antifragile philosophy can result in streamlini...

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Authors: Mardaras Andres, Enara, Artola Beobide, Garikoitz, Duarte, Sebastian, Otegi Olaso, José Ramón
Format: article
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad del País Vasco
Repository:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/54743
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/54743
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:antifragility
project management
knowledge management
diversity
open innovation
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Summary:Antifragile philosophy can be the key to improving the management of organizations that base their activity on research and development (R&D) projects. These are types of projects with the greatest uncertainty in all aspects, and the application of antifragile philosophy can result in streamlining their management and development. In this article, the Q methodology is used to investigate whether organizations in R&D environments have antifragile characteristics. To this end, 15 innovation experts from research institutes located in Northern Spain were interviewed about their position regarding project management behaviors that are related to antifragile philosophy. As a result, it was verified that the characteristics of an ideal system of a research institute with antifragile philosophy are multidisciplinary and autonomous teams with a capacity for rapid response and adaptation to the environment.