Experiences Applying Lean R&D in Industry-Academia Collaboration Projects

Lean R&D has been used at PUC-Rio to foster industry academia collaboration in innovation projects across multiple sectors. This industrial experience paper describes recent experiences and evaluation esults from applying Lean R&D in partnership with Petrobras in the oil and gas sector and Americanas in retail. The findings highlight Lean R&D’s effectiveness in transforming ideas into meaningful business outcomes. Based on responses from 57 participants—including team members, managers, and sponsors—the assessment indicates that stakeholders find the structured phases of Lean R&D well-suited to innovation projects and endorse the approach. Although acknowledging that successful collaboration relies on various factors, this industrial experience positions Lean R&D as a promising framework for industry-academia projects focused on achieving rapid, impactful results for industry partners.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Dr Hugo Villamizar