Join your colleagues in a lively conference call scheduled for the first Friday of each month, noon eastern, to discuss the latest and best in innovation management literature. Discussions include papers appearing in RTM, topical books, Network “hot topics,” and other burning issues.
Bring your comments, questions and concerns and participate in IRI’s popular “Brown Bag” program.
Register to receive your dial-in instructions by sending an email to Michele Taussig, at taussig@iriweb.org.
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Previous Topics:
February 3, 2012 - Dr. Jim Stryker, Holy Names University, discussed how the physical design of workspace can affect communication in "Facilitating Face-to-Face Communication in High-Tech Teams" (Jan-Feb issue of RTM).
January 6, 2012 - Dr. Joseph Miller, Jr., Corning's EVP and CTO, shared how Corning survived the economic crisis by focusing on growth through innovation. "Out of a Near-Death Experience into a Chaotic Global Economy: How Corning Rediscovered its Innovation Roots," published in Nov-Dec, RTM. Access audio discussion.
December 2, 2011 - Prakash Balan of NSF discusses their Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the criteria that NSF uses to identify start-ups with high potential. Access presentation: Identifying Winners: The NSF Approach.
November 18, 2011 Special Webinar - Idea Connection Systems, Inc, provided an overview of ISPI Feedback Results (Innovation Strengths Preference Indicator)
October 7, 2011 - Larry Schwartz, Intellectual Assets, Inc., and co-authors, discussed "Measuring the Effectiveness of R&D," from the September-October 2011 issue of RTM.
September 9, 2011 - Jerry Engel, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, discussed "Accelerating Corporate Innovation: Lessons from the Venture Capital Model," from the May-June 2011 issue of RTM.
August 5, 2011 - Nicolai Pogrebnyakov, Copenhagen Business School, talked about "Building Innovation Subsidiaries in Emerging Markets: The Experience of Novo Nordisk," published in RTM's July-August issue.
July 8, 2011 - Peter Koen, Steven's Institute of Technology, discussed "The Three Faces of Business Model Innovation: Challenges for Established Firms," published in the May-June 2011 issue of RTM. (Research-on-Research Working Group Breakthrough Innovation Dilemmas). Access audio discussion.
June 3, 2011 - Dr. Erika Wagner, X PRIZE Foundation, discussed "The Big Win-Win: Putting Prizes to Work for Your Organization," based on her presentation at IRI's Annual Meeting.
May 6, 2011 - Jim Euchner, RTM Editor-in-Chief, led discussion on "The Practice of Innovation: Innovation as the Management of Constraints," published in the March-April 2011 issue of RTM.
April 1, 2011 - Ivy Eisenberg, Manager, Technology Planning & Open Innovation, Pitney Bowes's Strategic Technology and Innovation Center, discussed, "Lead-User Research for Breakthrough Innovation," published in the January-February 2011 issue of RTM
March 4, 2011 - Scott Mathews, technical fellow, Boeing research and development division, discusses "Innovation Portfolio Architecture," published in the November-December 2010 issue of RTM.
February 4, 2011 - Dan Ranta, Director of Knowledge Sharing for ConocoPhillips discussed "Best Practices for Creating a Knowledge Sharing Culture". Access video recording of the discussion.
January 7, 2011 - Tucker Marion, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University, led discussion on "Innovating for Effectiveness: Lessons from Design Firms," from the September-October issue of RTM. Access recorded discussion.
December 3, 2010 - John Taylor, Schneider-Electric, and ROR Working Group Sustainability in R&D discuss RoHS and REACH European regulations. Access recorded discussion.
November 5, 2010 - Gene Slowinski, Rutgers University Business School and managing partner of the Alliance Management Group, Inc., discussed "Good Practices in Open Innovation," published in the September-October issue of RTM.
October 1, 2010 - Marc Meyer, Northeastern University, led discussion on "Selling Innovation to the C-Suite," published in the July-August issue of RTM. Listen to the recorded discussion.
September 3, 2010 - Don Clausing and Maurice Holmes discussed "Technology Readiness," published in the July-August issue of RTM. Listen to the recorded discussion.
August 6, 2010 - David Baxter, Senior Research Fellow, Cranfield School of Management, UK, discusses "Managing Lessons Learned and Tacit Knowledge in New Product Development," published in the July-August 2010 Issue of RTM. Listen to the audio version of the Brown Bag discussion
July 9, 2010 - Blake Emery, Boeing Commericial Airplanes, discussed "Innovation on the 787 Dreamliner," based on his 2010 Annual Meeting presentation. Listen to the audio version of the Brown Bag discussion.
June 4, 2010 - Author James Foden, Rolls-Royce, discussed "Technology Management at Rolls-Royce," published in the March-April 2010 issue of RTM. We're sorry ... the audio of this discussion is not available.
May 14, 2010 - Author Dan Adams, President, Advanced Industrial Marketing, Inc., discussed, "Upgrade Your New-Product Machine," published in the March-April 2010 issue of RTM.
April 9, 2010 - Research-on-Research Working Group Update - Peter Koen, Stevens Institute of Technology, discussed findings from the ROR project "Breakthrough Innovation Dilemmas." Listen to the recorded discussion.
March 5, 2010 - Sneak Preview of the New Business Development Network Spring Meeting. Dr. Mukund Karanjikar, co-author of book "Overcoming Innovation Fatigue," discusses the innovation fatigue factors. Listen to the recorded discussion.
February 5, 2010 - Authors Stewart Mehlman, Gene Slowinski & Chris Arena discussed "Better Practices for Managing Intellectual Assets in Collaborations," from the January-February 2010 issue of RTM. Listen to the recorded discussion.
January 28, 2010 - (rescheduled from Jan. 8) - Rob Phaal, senior research associate, Centre for Technology Management, led discussion on "Value Roadmapping," from the November-December 2009 issue of RTM.