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Welcome to your professional home of cross-industry leaders who drive innovation to accelerate new growth.

IRI is the Innovation Research Interchange

Formerly the Industrial Research Institute, we are home to a worldwide network of cross-industry leaders driving innovation and new growth – representing small specialty companies, large global corporations, government labs, and everyone in between.

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Experience Innovation Leadership Without Boundaries

IRI cultivates the best innovation leaders. Gain modernized roadmaps for operational success, critical information to inform strategic direction, and specialized training programs to improve team performance.

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The boldest and brightest minds are here. It’s time you were too.

IRI advances the field of innovation management by generating contemporary practices that accelerate value creation. Participate in the leading interchange where intelligence is captured and used to help your organization flourish through ever-changing conditions. With immersive experiences that excite innovation leaders in all roles and career phases, the advantages of membership are endless.

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Events

SPRING Thought Leader Webinar: Brian Sadler, US Army Research Laboratory

Thursday August 02, 2018 11:00am

Please join us as RTI's Jim Redden interviews Dr. Brian Sadler, a U.S. Army Research Laboratory elected Fellow, who specializes in intelligent systems. As a senior research scientist, Sadler helped...

2018 Fall Networks Conference

Monday September 17, 2018 – Wednesday September 19, 2018

The Fall Networks Conference is a can't-miss event with member curated agendas from our 6 Networks: External Technology , Human Resources , Intellectual Assets Management , Innovation Leaders ,...

2018 Springboard Conference

Tuesday October 23, 2018 – Wednesday October 24, 2018

The Springboard Conference, in partnership with RTI, features results of research on select trends, their impact on innovation leadership, and methods to apply these findings.

From pilot. To practice. In partnership.

IRI challenges conventional ways of managing innovation and equips members with curated trends, original research, and best-in-class benchmarking. Collaborate with other leaders and use rapid experimentation to pioneer next practices that improve value creation and help your teams decide in which ideas to invest.

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RTM

Research-Technology Management (RTM), is IRI’s bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal written by and for innovation and R&D practitioners. RTM has been helping leaders of research, development, innovation, and engineering for nearly 60 years.