The research & development activities of our company support a very mature chemical process industry. One support group focuses on developing conceptual process designs to help researchers...
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May 01, 2006
Companies continuously seek to innovate more quickly and more effectively both within and often beyond their core markets and product lines. This has resulted in the practice of “open innovation”...
May 21, 2009
New members of the Board of Directors also named at Annual Meeting in Boston BOSTON, Mass., May 21, 2009– Dr. J. Stewart Witzeman, director of the Eastman Research Division, Eastman Chemical...
October 27, 2010
Innovation in the Future How companies manage and perform innovation is continually changing. Many trends impact this change, from global demographics and governmental policies to exponential changes...
May 26, 2011
Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing, Collective Commons Networks Tim Bernstein, Chief Operating Officer, Yet2.com Where is this field of Open Innovation networks and social networking evolving? What are...
March 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Is it necessary or even possible to apply the management technology of open innovation to all projects in the same way? An analysis of the practices used in different product development...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: Innovation leaders face the challenge of planning for their organizations’ future in a time of technological and economic upheaval; the rapid emergence and proliferation of intelligent...
Friday April 01, 2016 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Better understand how tools such as social networking and microblogging platforms are being used in NPD and what influence they have on NPD outcomes.
September 14, 2020
The Virtual Fall Networks Conference starts today! All IRI members are invited to join this exclusive event, free! Join us this week for a blend of webinars, interactive roundtable discussions, and...
May 24, 2011
Global Innovation Networks Through case studies, interviews and a survey, the Global Innovation Networks ROR Working Group identifies how to best establish successful networks. Team Members: Becky...
July 02, 2019
May 2016 2016 Annual Meeting - Grab The Future: Leveraging Technology Trends Finance Strategy & Portfolio Analysis Network Spring Meeting June 2016 Ohio Regional Meeting Shaping Innovation...
September 16, 2015
•Use your regular interactions to build relationships, “innovation insight”, open minds, find out drivers/motivations •Phone, or computer, or preferably face-to-face when possible •Highlight the...
2007 - 2010 Deliverables Report out Member Summit 2010 Description Many of us have grand ideas of the technology that will be available in 10-20 years. The path bringing those ideas to reality takes...
Thursday October 29, 2020 3:30pm – 4:30pm
RoseAnn Rosenthal, President and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, discusses the importance of regional innovation ecosystems and examine how to catalyze a diverse...
January 01, 2009
OVERVIEW: Even large firms cannot mobilize all the ideas, technology, business expertise, and market channels they need to deliver breakthrough products. A new model is rapidly emerging in which...
January 01, 2009
Even large firms cannot mobilize all the ideas, technology, business expertise, and market channels they need to deliver breakthrough products. A new model is rapidly emerging in which firms...