January 12, 2018
Does your company struggle with getting the correct allocation of resources across the portfolio? One aspect of portfolio management is how to spread your resource across the various R&D time...
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May 11, 2017
"Overseeing an organization whose purpose is to help every industry grow through innovation - which includes evaluating and reducing risk - makes Dr. Lou Gritzo an excellent fit to chair our board of directors," said Ed Bernstein, IRI President.
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...
July 08, 2016
IRI is a member-driven organization dedicated to serving the innovation and R&D management profession. We base our content and approach on what our members have to say and what their needs are...
Opening Keynote: Driving Motorola Solutions’ Digital Transformation with Innovation through Data Eduardo Conrado, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Office Paul Steinberg, Senior...
Recommendations for project managment training courses or providers.
Wednesday February 22, 2017 – Friday February 24, 2017
IRI and NC State's Center for Innovation Management Studies (CIMS) partner to bring you the most cutting edge research in R&D management.
March 01, 2017
Join Our Speed Mentoring Session: Do you have a passion for helping future innovation leaders advance their careers? If so, we invite you to serve as a mentor for our first speed mentoring event to...
What criteria do you use for research fellows? Our leadership team would like to be able to recognize technical leadership and impact at a higher level (e.g. Similar level as a Director) through...
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...
How do you prioritize breakthrough research based on technological trends, voice of the customer, and other external inputs? Our company supplies an extensive portfolio of metallic materials. An...
October 19, 2016
Key Learnings from the Member Summit We are happy to bring you take-aways from each plenary session from this week's Member Summit. Please share what you've learned with your team and spread your...
How much do you spend on patent related expenses? We want to benchmark patent related expenses as a percentage of annual revenue for other companies. Patent related expenses include freedom to...
Thursday October 19, 2017 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Explore best practices, challenges, and trends in Identifying New Business Opportunities. Topics include Business Model Innovation, OI Unhinged, and more.
IRI Research: Two Types of Projects Strategic projects: These projects are developed by IRI based on member input (Voice of Member data, task forces). They are managed by members and IRI staff...
How do you encourage internal collaboration? How do you manage and leverage your internal capabilities to drive collaborative innovation activities? How do you facilitate and motivate internal...