November 01, 2015
Digitalization in R&D Management: Big Data—“Big data” is a term that has become widely used and is often described but has no widely accepted defi nition. When this working group was formed as a...
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November 16, 2015
A look at some of the ways large organizations fail to successfully implement lean startup. http://iriwebblog.org/2015/11/16/why-iri-members-struggle-with-lean-startup-in-their-companies/
November 08, 2011
Culture for Growth and Innovation Robert Rosenfeld, Founder & CEO, Idea Connection Systems, Inc. Innovation is a ‘risk-prone’ activity and, therefore, a special case for organizations that focus...
May 02, 2016
Most innovative businesses will never be funded by venture capital and are unlikely to emerge from corporate innovation functions. They just don't fit the investment criteria of venture capitalists...
March 22, 2017
Large corporations have a difficult time working successfully with very small companies, even though startups and early stage entities are increasingly the source of valuable technology and...
October 09, 2019
Our organization holds an annual R&D meeting for our team once a year which includes a presentation by an engaging speaker. We are looking for fresh ideas for this presentation and would like to...
September 17, 2015
Applying Lean Startup and Other Scrappy Methodologies in Large(r) Organizations https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation... Fall 2015
Monday October 28, 2019 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Business of Innovation Conference Students will gain a broader perspective on innovation designed to help them on-board more rapidly, perform better, and create more value for their organizations...
September 05, 2019
Large corporations often face the challenge of changing themselves for a variety of reasons. The Lean Startup methodology, created to power innovation development in startups, can be applied to...
June 20, 2019
The IRI Annual Conference Program Advisory Group invites you to share your expertise. Download the submission form For a downloadable copy of this page click here Content presenters benefit by:...
July 12, 2018
Express Session Lean thinking has revolutionized manufacturing around the world but few companies have been successful in applying the principles to a product development or innovation creation...
What PLM Costs Should We Expect? We are looking for benchmark costs on implementing a new PLM system for a CPG company that maintains an active catalog of 11,000 products with 300 new product...
October 14, 2014
Keynote Explores Innovative Tools Developed to Assist in Vision-Building Denver, CO (October 14, 2014 )—Even in healthy work cultures, change is often necessary to sustain innovation. The problem is...
October 14, 2014
How Company Vision Leads Cultural Transformation Keynote Explores Innovative Tools Developed to Assist in Vision-Building Denver, CO (October 14, 2014 )—Even in healthy work cultures, change is often...
March 01, 2012
OVERVIEW: In response to difficult market conditions, Japanese truck manufacturer Mitsubishi Fuso faced the need to reduce its R&D costs by 30 percent. Rather than adopt a simple cost-cutting...
Monday, May 23, 2016 Board and Committee Meetings by Invitation Only 8:00 am - 12:00 pm IRI Board of Directors Meeting 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nominating Committee 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Innovation Growth...