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Atul R Dighe
VP Analyst
Atul Dighe has over 27 years of experience advising large corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies on questions on strategy, innovation, and the future. As a leader of the strategy, innovation, and insights research teams at Gartner, Mr. Dighe works with thousands of the world's largest and most progressive organizations to enhance their strategic ability to positively impact change.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Dighe authored over 20 major industry-wide trends and scenarios studies for trade associations in the health care, building and construction, and technology sectors. He is the co-author of the best-selling book Exploring the Future and was and still is often quoted for his views on strategy, innovation, scenario planning, emerging business opportunities, and acquisitions in publications such as The New York Times, USA Today, and Money Magazine.
Professional background
Institute for Alternative Futures, Senior Futurist, 10 years
Our Future Today, Founder & Chief Futurist, 5 years
Areas of coverage
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New Product Development
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R&D Leadership, Operations and Management
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R&D Portfolio Management
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CHRO Effectiveness
Education
M.S., Studies of the Future, University of Houston
B.B.A., Corporate Finance, The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Using Megatrends/Scenarios to Identify New Growth and Product Opportunities and Enable Actionable Ideation
Creating a Healthy and Robust Innovation Portfolio Strategy by Crafting a High Quality Portfolio Decision Making Process
Leading C-Suite Alignment on Future Growth Prioritization and Transformational Innovation
Identifying Articulated and Unarticulated Consumer Needs and Insights to Drive New Product Development
Enabling Speed to Market for New Products/Services/Business Models by Overcoming Cross-Silo Barriers