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The Physics of Speed: Rethinking R&D Iteration Cycles
This paper examines how modern R&D teams are achieving 10x faster prototype iterations without expanding headcount or compromising design integrity. Through analysis of emerging workflows that parallelize traditionally sequential processes, it reveals why the difference between 2-day and 2-week iteration cycles determines market position in hardware development. Engineering leaders will gain insight into how physics-constrained automation, continuous validation loops, and asynchronous design patterns are creating a new class of R&D organizations that iterate at software speeds while maintaining hardware precision.
Key Takeaways
- Understand why traditional sequential workflows create compounding delays that extend simple iterations from days to weeks
- Discover how physics-based validation enables parallel processing of design decisions without human bottlenecks
- Learn which R&D processes can be safely automated versus those requiring engineering oversight
- Identify the organizational patterns of teams achieving sub-48-hour iteration cycles on complex PCB designs
- Evaluate how continuous prototyping changes resource allocation from firefighting to innovation
The Physics of Speed: Rethinking R&D Iteration Cycles
