Schwaiger, RolandEichler, GeraldKüpper, AxelSchau, VolkmarFouchal, HacèneUnger, HerwigEichler, GeraldKüpper, AxelSchau, VolkmarFouchal, HacèneUnger, Herwig2019-01-112019-01-112011978-3-88579-280-2https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/18977Innovation is essential especially in such a highly competitive and fast changing market as we see in the telecommunication industry. Research and development are the groundwork to make innovation possible and also challenge the whole organisation to think ahead. It is a long way from an idea to real products and we will show the process and tools to help companies to choose and prioritise the right topics. During this talk the usage of Deutsche Telekom Laboratories tool set, which was built over the years, to transfer results from research to development and then to real products will be shown.enKEYNOTE: Research drives innovationText/Conference Paper1617-5468