Rick Eagar
Partner Emeritus
Rick advises large companies and public organizations on innovation, R&D and technology management, including strategy, organization and performance improvement.
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Areas of Focus
Education
Past Experience
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Rick is Partner Emeritus at Arthur D. Little and Chairman of the editorial board of ADL’s management journal, PRISM
Rick has over 28 years of consulting experience in technology and innovation management, R&D strategy and organization, and 10 years of industrial experience in capital projects. His sector focus included transport, oil & gas, energy, chemicals, food & drink, nuclear, government, and consumer goods.
Examples of his work included R&D, organizational and process redesign, transformation of national research institutes, new growth strategies, innovation strategies, technology strategies, and benchmarking.
Before becoming Partner Emeritus, Rick was Chief Innovation Officer and Global Leader of the Technology & Innovation Management Practice, responsible for the firm’s functional expertise in innovation, R&D, and technology management.
Rick published on innovation and R&D management and is a regular speaker at international conferences.
He speaks fluent Dutch in addition to his native English.
![Navigating AI: Challenging the north star](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Navigating,P20AI_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=Ei9F79Q8.pagespeed.ce.dOfTtzaVNN.jpg)
Navigating AI: Challenging the north star
![Beyond systems](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Beyond%20Systems_image_600x375.jpg?itok=dGuCcEq4)
Beyond systems
![Be careful out there](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/ADL_Be%20Careful_header_image_1605x662.jpg?itok=Q1eGRI1M)
Be careful out there
![Embedding climate financing with net zero focus](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Climate%20Financing_image_600x375_0.jpg?itok=Bhj912Iv)
Embedding climate financing with net zero focus
![The Industrial Metaverse](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Industrial,P20Metaverse_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=OXjCbf9P.pagespeed.ce.Ivb089Pptt.jpg)
The Industrial Metaverse
![Web3 & metaverse — The rise of the new Internet & the India opportunity](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Web3,P20and,P20metaverse_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=Qe2SHd8Q.pagespeed.ce.QjGGoy6b10.jpg)
Web3 & Metaverse — The rise of the new Internet & the India opportunity
![From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_TIM_Innovex_From_good_to_great_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Lic3ni2J.pagespeed.ce.lALy3stwpR.jpg)
From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
![Take off or trough?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/Prism%201%202023_5_0.png?itok=CzOe0PIU)
Take off or trough?
![Quantum summer or winter?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_PublicationName_image_600x375.jpg?itok=tBZY4asA)
Quantum summer or winter?
![Blue Shift: The Metaverse, beyond fantasy](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_BS_metaverse_web_wide_1.jpg?itok=wdk69Vq8)
The Metaverse, beyond fantasy
![Blue Shift: Unleashing the business potential of quantum computing](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_BS_quantum_computing_web_wide.jpg?itok=i9JztsGZ)
Unleashing the business potential of quantum computing
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METAVERSE - THE NEXT DIGITAL REVOLUTION FOR BUSINESS?
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Unleashing innovation in IT
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Appetite for disruption – Making the most of the future of food
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The Future of Mobility postCOVID-19 – Turning a crisis into an opportunity
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Artificial intelligence in mobility
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Strategy: How to cope with the uncertainties of tomorrow’s new world
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Risk: Strengthening business resilience after COVID-19
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Next-generation business resilience management
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The Company of Tomorrow
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Aviation year zero – The future is reinvention
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Turning customers into subscribers – How to successfully make the shift
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Managing clinical trials during COVID-19 and beyond
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Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
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Converging on the Future
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Rick is Partner Emeritus at Arthur D. Little and Chairman of the editorial board of ADL’s management journal, PRISM
Rick has over 28 years of consulting experience in technology and innovation management, R&D strategy and organization, and 10 years of industrial experience in capital projects. His sector focus included transport, oil & gas, energy, chemicals, food & drink, nuclear, government, and consumer goods.
Examples of his work included R&D, organizational and process redesign, transformation of national research institutes, new growth strategies, innovation strategies, technology strategies, and benchmarking.
Before becoming Partner Emeritus, Rick was Chief Innovation Officer and Global Leader of the Technology & Innovation Management Practice, responsible for the firm’s functional expertise in innovation, R&D, and technology management.
Rick published on innovation and R&D management and is a regular speaker at international conferences.
He speaks fluent Dutch in addition to his native English.
![Navigating AI: Challenging the north star](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Navigating,P20AI_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=Ei9F79Q8.pagespeed.ce.dOfTtzaVNN.jpg)
Navigating AI: Challenging the north star
![Beyond systems](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Beyond%20Systems_image_600x375.jpg?itok=dGuCcEq4)
Beyond systems
![Be careful out there](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/ADL_Be%20Careful_header_image_1605x662.jpg?itok=Q1eGRI1M)
Be careful out there
![Embedding climate financing with net zero focus](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Climate%20Financing_image_600x375_0.jpg?itok=Bhj912Iv)
Embedding climate financing with net zero focus
![The Industrial Metaverse](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_Industrial,P20Metaverse_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=OXjCbf9P.pagespeed.ce.Ivb089Pptt.jpg)
The Industrial Metaverse
![Web3 & metaverse — The rise of the new Internet & the India opportunity](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_Web3,P20and,P20metaverse_image_600x375.jpg,qitok=Qe2SHd8Q.pagespeed.ce.QjGGoy6b10.jpg)
Web3 & Metaverse — The rise of the new Internet & the India opportunity
![From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_TIM_Innovex_From_good_to_great_header_image_1605x662.jpg,qitok=Lic3ni2J.pagespeed.ce.lALy3stwpR.jpg)
From good to great: Enhancing innovation performance through effective management processes
![Take off or trough?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/Prism%201%202023_5_0.png?itok=CzOe0PIU)
Take off or trough?
![Quantum summer or winter?](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/ADL_PublicationName_image_600x375.jpg?itok=tBZY4asA)
Quantum summer or winter?
![Blue Shift: The Metaverse, beyond fantasy](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_BS_metaverse_web_wide_1.jpg?itok=wdk69Vq8)
The Metaverse, beyond fantasy
![Blue Shift: Unleashing the business potential of quantum computing](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/reports/ADL_BS_quantum_computing_web_wide.jpg?itok=i9JztsGZ)
Unleashing the business potential of quantum computing
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/Metaverse%20fig5.jpg?itok=EhMeF5mf)
METAVERSE - THE NEXT DIGITAL REVOLUTION FOR BUSINESS?
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Unleashing innovation in IT
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Appetite for disruption – Making the most of the future of food
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The Future of Mobility postCOVID-19 – Turning a crisis into an opportunity
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Artificial intelligence in mobility
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Strategy: How to cope with the uncertainties of tomorrow’s new world
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Risk: Strengthening business resilience after COVID-19
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/next_gen_risk_management_cover.jpg?itok=7usSriVT)
Next-generation business resilience management
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/arthur-d-little-prism-the-company-of-tomorrow.jpg,qitok=uSfLGWn3.pagespeed.ce.IofxuLYtr5.jpg)
The Company of Tomorrow
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/aviation_year_zero_cover.jpg?itok=ID2Adbnl)
Aviation year zero – The future is reinvention
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/turning_customers_into_subscribers_cover.jpg?itok=qdqaXLAX)
Turning customers into subscribers – How to successfully make the shift
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/viewpoints/adl_managing_clinical_trials_cover_0.jpg?itok=Zqc-zu-l)
Managing clinical trials during COVID-19 and beyond
![](/sites/default/files/styles/management_insights_m/public/prism/leading-businesses-through-the-covid-19-crisis-cover.jpg?itok=fKp6kxj3)
Leading businesses through the COVID-19 crisis
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Converging on the Future
More About Rick
- University of BristolBSc (Hons), Mechanical Engineering
- Shell International Petroleum CompanyProject Manager, Head of Planning and Cost Engineering Netherlands (N.A.M) / Oman (Petroleum Dev Oman)