March 01, 2015
Twenty years ago, Shoshana Zuboff published In the Age of the Smart Machine , a seminal work on the nature of automation. Her focus was on the capability of machines that automated work to also...
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April 20, 2020
A message from both Eds: IRI Members helping in the COVID-19 response PPG to Donate 80,000 Masks to Hospitals in Pittsburgh, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Huntsville Xerox plans to mass produce...
May 04, 2020
IRI President's message this week: Research-Technology Management Volume 63, Issue 3 has been posted online Stay tuned as more digital innovators in retail cross over into physical space, while brick...
April 13, 2020
Ed Bernstein, IRI President: IRI Members helping in the COVID-19 response PPG to Donate 80,000 Masks to Hospitals in Pittsburgh, New York, Cleveland, Detroit, Huntsville Xerox plans to mass produce...
September 27, 2013
A summary of the results from the massively open online game (MOOG) Innovate2038, part of the IRI2038 Futures Study. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/09/27/final-innovate2038-game-roundup/
February 24, 2013
An homage to IRI's founding, marking the 75 th anniversary of the day IRI was created. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/02/25/seventy-five-years-ago-today/
October 13, 2013
An overview of the Tech Tournament hosted by the Industrial Research Institute as part of its 75 th Anniversary celebration in 2013. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/10/13/game-changing-innovations-in-the-...
September 27, 2013
An overview of an online game hosted by IRI as part of its IRI2038 Futures Study research. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/09/27/innovate2038-envisioning-the-future-of-rd-with-global-crowd-sourcing/
May 01, 2013
Whether “entitled” is the proper word to describe millennial workers today, their generation’s expectations regarding work need to be brought into alignment with the rest of the workforce. http://...
April 15, 2013
Framing the issue of sustainability in positive terms is important to its successful implementation and IRI’s research working groups are exploring how to make better use of its practices. http://...
April 03, 2013
A counterpoint to Malcolm Gladwell’s “Rule of 150” that argues in favor of maintaining weak ties with individuals outside your network to stimulate out of the box thinking. http://iriwebblog.org/2013...
March 19, 2013
Lessons from the enlightenment period reveal how organizations and leaders need to have an open, adaptable approach to challenges in today’s economy. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/03/19/the-enlightened-...
February 18, 2013
What effect does disruptive innovation have on companies who innovate top quality brands and then lower prices as they scale up? http://iriwebblog.org/2013/02/18/disruptive-innovation-a-fatal-illness...
February 05, 2013
Recognizing the history of IRI and the accomplishments of its members, this article kicks off IRI's 75 th anniversary celebrations in 2013. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/02/05/an-anniversary-in-honor-of...
November 09, 2016
Futurists are often accused of excessive optimism about technology. I have been to a lot of parties at which people learn my profession and immediately ask, "Where's my flying car?" Major...
January 13, 2016
Innovation contests, and their bigger counterparts, grand challenges, have become increasingly popular over the past few years. This is because they offer a way to find solutions from a global...