May 25, 2016
IRI 2016 Medalist discuss how innovation and discovery increases as a function of: Abundance / Prosperity Tools / Technologies Connection / Collaboration Audacity / Moon Shots https://www.pathlms.com...
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June 06, 2016
The 2016 Annual Meeting went off without a hitch! A big thanks to our amazing members who could make it out to Orlando for this intriguing and thought-provoking meeting filled with great content...
July 11, 2016
As the second quarter of 2016 closes, IRI has two big announcements: 1) Our Next Big Research Initiative is almost ready; more info below. And, 2) the Winter Meeting is back on for 2017! http://...
September 01, 2010
Embodied in the current concept of schedule as an independent variable, cycle time reduction is a subject of significant interest to the U.S. Department of Defense. In this review, research based on...
March 01, 2009
Ray Kurzweil has garnered a great deal of attention by exploring the future path of computer technologies. His books use past trends and current information to predict what the world will be like 10...
September 01, 2009
The multiple and often contradictory team dynamics that arise in diverse teams present organizations with major challenges. For example, while a team’s functional diversity can help produce...
April 01, 2008
The so-called fuzzy front end would seem to be the stage of innovation least suited to the use of information systems and technology, tools usually applied to repeatable processes and those amenable...
November 01, 2008
With the speedup in economic globalization, tariffs have been greatly cut and non-tariff measures have been substantially reduced. As the role of tariff protection is further weakened, IP protection...
November 01, 2008
The number of collaborative research agreements is increasing rapidly. Large high-tech companies are engaging smaller ones, Federal laboratories, universities, international firms, and competitors in...
November 01, 2007
In setting R&D budgets, many companies compare their R&D intensity with that of the average intensity for global companies in their sector using an R&D scoreboard. However, it’s important...
November 01, 2007
Developing a roadmap within a single product line or a single autonomous business unit is relatively straightforward. A substantial body of literature exists on the process of generating roadmaps at...
September 12, 2016
Overall IP strategy, focus on patents, what to do about competition Presented by: Thomas Lunde and Ryan Kaatz Fall 2016 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation...
September 12, 2016
Explains "Lean in Action" and how to apply it as well as the history of Corporate IT. Presented by: Bill Marshall Fall 2016 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation...
September 12, 2016
What is business model innovation and what can we learn from BMI's examples? Presented by: Matt Wagner Fall 2016 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation...
September 12, 2016
Describe the "VIP," highlight key tools and provide examples of how to use innovation to figure out what your customers want. Presented by: Dick Lee Spring 2016 https://www.pathlms.com/iri-...
November 01, 2006
Financial data from 91 of the top 100 U.S. companies that invested in R&D during 2004 and 2003 were examined, including the relationship between these companies’ sales, profits, growth rates,...