Competency Guide - Block B1: Design and Development

Design and development of a research, R&D and innovation strategy
This expertise is important for employers: it implies strong knowledge in your speciality field and, on a broader level, the ability to seek out various information sources, identify points of contention, break down a complex problem and provide a summary/hierarchical argument. It implies adapting to an objective and to your audience, and evolves over time.
  • Possess both general and specific scientific expertise in a given field of research and work
  • Develop a research question (problem posed, state of the art, identification of obstacles, planning of the research strategy)
  • Engage in reflexivity and critical thinking in the different stages and activities
  • Take stock of the state and limits of knowledge and practices within a given sector of activity, at local, national and international levels
  • Identify mechanisms to solve complex and new problems involving multiple domains, using the most advanced knowledge and expertise
  • Identify potential for conceptual breakthroughs and, where appropriate, devise innovative approaches for a professional sector
  • Identify the players involved in a given sector of activity and situate their questions and approaches within this system of players
  • Comply with the rules of professional conduct and ethics in relation to the integrity of work and the potential impacts on societies and planets
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Published on November 12, 2025
Updated on November 12, 2025