Catalyst Connection

A practical workshop on using native AI to strengthen Stage-Gate in new product development. Topics include improving the quality and consistency of project evidence; identifying risks, gaps, and weak assumptions earlier; and deciding when to accelerate, redirect, or stop an innovation project. It also addresses trust, data quality, governance, and maintaining human accountability and sound leadership judgment in AI-assisted decisions. Intended for manufacturing professionals in product development, engineering, product management, operations, continuous improvement, strategic planning, investment decisions, technology adoption, and AI governance. Participants will take away practical approaches to making Stage-Gate a more effective risk-management and investment decision process and reducing the innovation “scrap pile.”