September 08, 2015
Arlington, VA (September 8, 2015)— While manufacturing and service companies are often considered separate entities, manufacturing firms are increasingly moving from a product-oriented business model...
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May 26, 2016
Diamandis honored for revolutionary work in expanding the field of innovation Orlando, FL (May 25, 2016) —The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) each year recognizes the pioneering work of prominent...
October 19, 2015
Kellogg School of Management’s Robert C. Wolcott addresses the NOW! Economy at IRI Summit For Immediate Release Chicago, IL (October 19, 2015) – Most of the technologies making headlines today allow...
October 18, 2016
Research on Agile/Stage-Gate Hybrid Processes Wins 2016 Maurice Holland Award Award-winning article looks at new product development processes at manufacturing firms Chicago, IL (October 18, 2016)–...
July 05, 2018
Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) recently hosted a gathering of chief technology officers for the purpose of finding solutions to one of the greatest R&D challenges to date: digital...
September 24, 2018
Research-Technology Management , the award-winning journal of the Innovation Research Interchange ( www.iriweb.org ), seeks articles for a special issue exploring the journey From Innovation...
January 07, 2014
An exploration of the results from one of the IRI2038 backcasting sessions covering the scenario “Africa Leapfrogs Developed Markets.” http://iriwebblog.org/2014/01/07/iri2038-a-blueprint-for-...
June 23, 2015
Action follows American Academy of Arts & Sciences report on the role of scientific research in preserving the "American Dream" #InnovationImperative www.innovationimperative.us Arlington, VA (...
May 26, 2016
New Members to the Board of Directors also named at Annual Meeting Orlando, FL (May 26, 2016) : Dr. John B. Hillenbrand, Jr., Vice President of R&D at Armstrong Flooring was named chairman of the...
September 10, 2015
As part of IRI’s 75th Anniversary Celebration (2013) IRI commissioned the IRI2038 project, a futures initiative designed to answer the following two questions: • How will possible future developments...
June 02, 2016
Express Learning When examining "disruptive" technologies and/or business models, one of the common threads is that they all drive a significant change in human behavior. The "sharing economy" is a...
February 01, 2016
#IRIMembership ARLINGTON, VA (February 1, 2016) —As the only association serving every technological industry, the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) broadened the diversity of its membership base...
May 11, 2017
"IRI has been helping companies learn about better ways to manage R&D for decades," said Chesbrough. "My own open innovation research has benefited greatly from IRI, and from close observation of several of its member companies."
April 29, 2015
How to Grow Brands through Extreme Customer Intimacy SEATTLE, WA (April 29, 2015)— Delivering sustainable growth is more challenging today than it has ever been due to accelerating demands for new...
May 18, 2005
Members elect Richard R. Paul of Boeing as Vice Chairman, as well as new Directors from Battelle, Hershey Company, Agilent Technologies, Honeywell, and Eastman Chemical. Arlington, VA - May 18, 2005...
May 24, 2016
Orlando, FL (May 24, 2016) —That today’s world is experiencing rapid, and accelerating, change is a frequently cited fact by innovation thought leaders and R&D executives. Where is all this...