July 01, 2006
“Pete Gettings,” XYZ’s personnel director was briefing “Tom Evers,” R&D vice president, on the latest, alarming, retirement statistics he had read (1). “The essence is that American companies are...
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April 22, 2013
Asking the US government to recognize that an umbrella policy to encourage and reward innovation in our economy exists in an IRI proposal called Innovation Economy 2020. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/04...
August 02, 2017
Read the write-up from the discussion held at the 2017 CTO Forum among 22 senior R&D leaders who came together to explore the topic of discontinuous innovation and innovation culture. 2017 CTO...
January 01, 2019
The late Dean Smith, legendary head coach of the University of North Carolina basketball team, noted a common phenomenon among freshmen who were recruited into his basketball program. As star...
September 01, 2009
Our minds are at the same time in the past, present and future. Our experience, personality and values, formed in the past, are the lens through which we view the challenges of the present, and our...
March 19, 2013
Lessons from the enlightenment period reveal how organizations and leaders need to have an open, adaptable approach to challenges in today’s economy. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/03/19/the-enlightened-...
September 16, 2013
How many of us have too many ideas and not enough action? Design thinking helps to find the sweet spot. https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation... Fall 2013
2005 - 2007 Deliverables Report out , Winter Meeting 2007 Description This subcommittee explored how firms identify, develop, utilize, and reward top technical talent. Participants Co-Chairs Brian...
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...
May 03, 2017
In 280 BC, a Greek general added fighting elephants to his ranks and won two battles against the Romans. But in doing so, he suffered terrible losses. Plutarch quotes him as saying, “If we are...
September 17, 2013
Integrating safety cultures. Safety culture is the ways in which safety is managed in the workplace, and often reflects “the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in...
October 19, 2015
Panelists discuss the drivers and trends behind the rising emphasis on agile growth strategies, e.g. reduced barriers to entry, shortened product business life cycles, the increasing reliance on data...
March 30, 2016
The ability to recruit exceptionally talented and capable management leaders is possibly the purest form of exceptional entrepreneurship and the key to organizational success. The correlation between...
Early 2015 - October 2016 Deliverables Big Data Primer (document available to IRI members only) RTM Article on Big Data and R&D Management Research Note: Big Data and R&D Management...
March 13, 2013
Overview of the innovation launch process and portfolio needs https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation... Spring 2013
May 01, 2014
I remember the first time I stumbled into the importance of design in innovation. I was working on an expert system to de sign cements for oil wells—a complex task requiring knowledge of cements,...