July 08, 2016
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March 02, 2016
Tim Michaelis, PhD Candidate at NC State, asks "Are You Training Your Innovators?" Michaelis explores the initial findings from a survey investigating whether or not companies train their people in...
November 03, 2016
In consultation with the IRI membership, IRI's Knowledge Leadership Team selected the theme of strategic challenges in R&D talent management with individual projects tackling the themes listed...
August 02, 2017
See how MITRE's Marcie Zaharee began her career and how it developed throughout her life. Read the official recap from IRI's 2017 CTO Forum. And, make sure to check out the details regarding the 2017...
March 02, 2015
Combining technical ability and leadership skill is an effort that requires many years and is as much art as science. In developing his career path, Steven Moskowitz, ProductDevelopment and Portfolio...
April 01, 2016
Member Highlight: Randy Schiestl Learning to Lead Companies that Save Lives The career path of established R&D managers and executives is typically one without a straight line. The professional...
December 03, 2015
A recap of what IRI members experienced and participated in at IRI over the course of 2015. See a list of all the new companies that became IRI members in 2015 and take a look at the latest articles...
October 07, 2015
On Friday, September 11, 2015, Michelman employees around the world put their corporate work down and embraced a day of giving back to their communities. For hundreds of Michelman employees at...
January 06, 2016
John Bacon, Founder and CEO of iP2Biz , is delivering a talk on transitioning lean startup principles to larger companies at this year's Spring Networks meeting in Louisville, KY, March 7 - 9. http...
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...
February 06, 2017
Member Highlight: Keoki Jackson (CTO, Lockheed Martin), The Path to Leadership. How does one become the Chief Technology Officer of a large, leading, multinational aerospace and defense R&D...
May 12, 2015
Everyone's career begins with a story. For Brittney Burchett , a Software Engineer on the Secure Partition Development team at Unisys , that story begins with a young technologist, about to graduate...
October 05, 2016
As many college students discover upon graduation, their field of study may not become their profession. Stephanie Orellana , VP of Service Delivery and Director of Technology Insights Solutions at...
December 06, 2016
As we prepare to close out 2016 and look ahead to 2017, it is time for us to think about who will be leading IRI in the coming years. We are now soliciting nominations to serve on the IRI Board of...
October 08, 2017
Why are eco-design tools typically only brought into the new product development life cycle when another design already exists and needs to be improved? Thomas Marting, this year's Maurice Holland...
June 05, 2017
"If businesses are not focused on millennials, they are at a competitive disadvantage," says Anne Donovan , human capital transformation leader at PwC. "Organizations that understand how much...