January 01, 2009
Information–Communication Technologies (ICTs) are no longer just for internal use. Rather, in the era of open and distributed innovation, they must be leveraged by businesses and organizations to...
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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...
April 21, 2014
Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, and the Industrial Research Institute (IRI), along with several other IRI member companies, collaborated to develop and publish a Maturity Model for Sustainability in New Product Development.
July 01, 2017
Leadership is an ongoing preoccupation for the innovation community. Every company wants to be a market leader, and many rely on innovation to provide that leadership. At the national level,...
Thursday November 10, 2016 5:00pm – 8:00pm
The Industrial Research Institute 2016 Regional Meetings will explore “ Commercializing New Technology ” in a series of networking and working sessions across the U.S. Participants will have the...
Monday, May 8 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting* 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Portfolio Management Master Class ** 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM IRI Growth Council* 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Knowledge Leadership Team* 2...
July 13, 2012
Authors Ted Farrington, Keith Henson (PepsiCo) and Christian Crews (AndSpace Consulting) outline four simple phases of foresight research methods used to influence the strategic research agenda at...
January 06, 2020
The following is a collection of all reports, presentations, and articles produced by IRI programs in 2019. Make sure you are logged in to view all of the content. If you do not know your IRIweb...
May 06, 2011
Join James Euchner, Editor, Research-Technology Management , to discuss “The Practice of Innovation: Innovation as the Management of Constraints,” published in the March-April 2011 issue of RTM...
November 04, 2016
A Problem Definition Webinar As scientists, we know the truth in Charles Kettering’s insights that “A problem well stated is a problem half-solved”. Especially when engaging global innovators through...
March 01, 2007
In “Connect & Develop Complements Research & Develop at P&G” (RTM, March–April2002), Nabil Sakkab described the company’s then new strategy of using corporate intranet and “smart”...
December 21, 2020
Looking forward to next year? Who isn’t! The guiding principle for IRI in 2021, we will be operating as a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and...
Do you use an Innovation Index? At John Deere, we are considering developing an “Innovation Index”, an indicator that measures the health and performance of our innovation efforts. We recognize that...
December 14, 2020
Looking forward to next year? Who isn’t! The guiding principle for IRI in 2021, we will be operating as a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and...
November 14, 2019
Author: Jeffrey Phillips Contributors: Mike Blackburn (Cargill), Michael Blades (National Gypsum), Tim Dennison (Sealed Air), RTI Innovation Advisors November, 2019 The purpose of this short white...
January 01, 2008
The marketplace continues to provide plenty of mixed signals to U.S. businesses: higher energy prices, uncertainties related to housing and interest rates, and a weak dollar. There are also many...