Center for Research in Technology & Innovation

About CRTI 

The Center for Research in Technology & Innovation (CRTI) at the Kellogg School of Management was founded in June 2001 by McCormick Tribune Professor of Technology Mohanbir Sawhney to advance the understanding and practice of innovation in a rapidly changing business world. Since its founding, CRTI has played a distinctive role at the intersection of scholarship, executive education, student learning, and industry engagement. The center focuses on the critical questions that leaders face as they seek to build new businesses, accelerate growth, adopt emerging technologies, transform organizations, and create enduring competitive advantage through innovation.

CRTI brings together faculty, researchers, students, and business leaders to examine the most important issues shaping the future of technology and innovation. At the point where business challenges and academic inquiry intersect, CRTI applies deep expertise in technology, marketing, strategy, entrepreneurship, engineering, innovation management, and law to help leaders understand not only what is changing, but how to respond. The center’s work is grounded in rigorous research, but it is equally committed to practical impact. Its goal is to translate academic insight into frameworks, tools, cases, simulations, and learning experiences that leaders can use to make better decisions and build stronger organizations.