February 25, 2015
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 that there is not...
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Research
February 22, 2017
This project aims to overcome the gap between a high level view on the importance of sustainability to a “how to do it†approach to integrating sustainability into the NPD process. The team has used...
February 27, 2012
To research how companies source, retain and reward talent for the innovation function, including Discovery, Incubation and Acceleration. New innovation roles are emerging (Chief Innovation Officer,...
2013 - 2015 Deliverables Pursuing Whitespace Opportunities- A New Framework for Companies to Go Beyond Their Core - White Paper Pursuing White Space Opportunities Report out - Member Summit 2015...
The TVP 2.1 tool is a resource for members of the Industrial Research Institute. Member log-in is required. Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics Information for...
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...
2005 - 2007 Deliverables RTM article; SIS/Roundtable; Project Report Description Objective/Scope: - To understand how information technology can support innovators and the innovation process - To...
2011 Deliverables Report out Member Summit 2012 Brown Bag Discussion 2012 Research-on-Research Reports , RTM, Volume 53, Issue 6, 2010 Description The project set out to understand the business value...
October 14, 2014
Weak Ties and Innovation ROR Stage: Gathering and analyzing data Weak ties refer to people we don't see frequently, those that we know only through referrals from others, or those that we share some...
February 2011 - Member Summit 2012 This group is exploring the most effective processes for identifying disruptive technologies early enough for businesses to benefit from the opportunity or to...
October 18, 2016
ROR stage: gathering and analyzing data Customer demand for individually configured and customized products is on the rise across all industries. Companies are faced with the challenge of maintaining...
Launch Date: Early 2015 | Wrap-up Date: October 2016 Deliverables Digitalization and Its Implications for R&D Management - RTM Research Note On the Impact of Digitalization on R&D - RTM...
October 10, 2017
The goal of this ROR has been to discover best practices for establishing a long-term vision for R&D that is tied to business strategies and how to use this vision to influence the strategy and...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics The 50 metrics are listed in priority according to the ranking developed by attendees at the IRI Meeting in Williamsburg,...
2007 - 2009 Deliverables Presentation Description This working group examined how to improve the innovation process; i.e., the process from academic/research discovery (invention) to completed...
Launch Date: 2011 What are the stall points that slow innovation? ACI ROR working group conducted a survey to obtain snapshots of stall points and improvements firms made to the development process...