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From Optimization to Iteration: The R&D Paradigm Shift
This paper examines how leading electronics teams are abandoning traditional cost-optimization workflows in favor of rapid iteration cycles during prototyping. Drawing from physics-driven design automation and real-world case studies, it reveals how Development Mode accelerates time-to-insight by prioritizing functional exploration over premature optimization. Engineering teams adopting this framework report 10x faster design iterations and fundamentally different approaches to risk management and innovation strategy.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why traditional optimization-first workflows create artificial bottlenecks in modern R&D cycles
- Learn how physics-based iteration enables continuous prototyping without expanding engineering headcount
- Discover the mathematical and operational principles that make Development Mode sustainable at scale
- Identify which phases of your design process benefit most from iteration-first versus optimization-first approaches
- Evaluate implementation strategies used by teams achieving sub-24-hour prototype cycles
From Optimization to Iteration: The R&D Paradigm Shift
