Ben Watson

Global R & d Director Corporate Science @3M

London, GB
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WORK HISTORY

May 2025 — Present

Global R & d Director Corporate Science @3M

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Leading innovation strategy and research operations for corporate science, across the enterprise, evolving the 3M innovation model for growth.

EDUCATION

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Loughborough University

PhD Innovation, Complex Systems and Design

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UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP)

Technology Management Group: Project Management

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Basingstoke College of Technology

Mechanical Engineering, Design and Manufacturing Systems

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Coventry University

BSc/MDes Master of Design, Industrial Design with Engineering Science

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Basingstoke College of Technology

Industrial Product Design

SKILLS

Product DevelopmentManufacturing EngineeringLeadershipBusiness StrategyEngineering ManagementProgram ManagementIntroducing New ProductsEthnographyProduct DesignDesign StrategyRapid PrototypingIndustrial DesignHuman FactorsResearch and Development (R&D)ElectronicsUser-Centered DesignMaterialsPlasticsBusiness DevelopmentBusiness Strategy FormulationDesign EngineeringCross-Functional Team LeadershipDesign ManagementDesign AnthropologyDesign PsychologyStrategic PlanningProject ManagementSolidworksEngineeringInnovationCreative Thinking TechniquesConcept DevelopmentManufacturingDesign for ManufacturingStrategyProduct ManagementCadProduct InnovationManagementR&D

ABOUT BEN WATSON

Leading global innovation, research and business for over 25 years. Developing high performing teams and new global markets.PhD BSc/MDes (Hons) CEng CTPD CEnv FIED FIKE LCGI (Chartered Engineering Fellow. Chartered Product Designer and Chartered Environmentalist for Sustainable Design), with solutions launched into +100 countries.Developing others through numerous support, mentoring and volunteering roles, innovation advisory groups, govt advisory, academia, industry and professional standards leadership.

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