October 20, 2015
Keynote: When the Growing Gets Tough, The Tough Get Growing Kermit King, Senior Partner & Managing Director, BCG Chicago This presentation was not recorded per request of speaker. Growth...
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January 20, 2017
In his writings about what he described as “the two cultures,” the novelist and civil servant C. P. Snow described what he saw as an intellectual chasm between individuals qualified in science and...
The objective of this effort was to develop a list of open innovation intermediaries (or providers) and background information on the services they provide. The effort focuses on the “Find” in the...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition A measure of the lack of quality in a finished product or service of R&D or the innovation process...
May 10, 2012
New members of IRI Board of Directors also named at Annual Meeting Indian Wells, CA, May 10, 2012 –Dr. Ryan R. Dirkx, Vice President, Research and Development, Arkema Inc., was named chairman of the...
October 15, 2014
Innovation Culture ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data This ROR is examining how culture within an organization can impact the level of innovation coming from it. This working group hypothesizes...
July 01, 2007
Virtually all businesses set stretching growth goals. While the strategies on how to achieve those goals vary greatly, one underlying theme remains constant: game-changing innovation at all levels...
How do you spot the BIG opportunities? What operating rhythm, processes, & metrics do you employ to preferentially identify, generate, AND screen BIG new opportunities in the early stages of the...
This group gives you an opportunity to stay active in the networking and learning activities of IRI, and provide valuable assistance to the organization based on your skills and experience. Keep...
April 01, 2016
Information technology (IT) is the cornerstone of the modern new product development (NPD) process. A new generation of communication and collaboration tools has propagated into nearly all aspects of...
May 24, 2011
TRIZ: The Science of Learning from Others Jack Hipple, Principal, Innovation –TRIZ Participate in this practical overview “TRIZ” (Russian acronym for “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving”), a “left...
January 01, 2006
Companies face a choice today: implement product development processes that are slow and cumbersome, or implement processes that are fast and effective. There is, of course, no choice if you wish tow...
Monday March 11, 2019 8:00am – Wednesday March 13, 2019 1:00pm
2019 Spring Networks Conference March 11-13, 2019 Nashville, TN Loews Vanderbilt Hotel ($239/night) - Book your stay! Join fellow innovators from all industries and functions of R&D to explore...
March 07, 2017
Consumers are getting used to receiving free services in many different fields, and the popularity of the mobile app industry is feeding this phenomenon. Historically, advertising—a typical two-sided...
What should IRI tell the President about the barriers to advanced manufacturing? With a focus on new approaches and options that could be added to the President's platform, what might the government...
1999 - 2001 Deliverables Description Objective: Develop metrics to drive practices and behaviors within the New Concept Development Model This work was conducted in cooperation with IRI's Process...