July 01, 2009
Since its origins in Motorola in the 1970s ( 1 ), technology roadmapping has been adopted widely by many organizations in different sectors around the world. The underlying concept is very flexible,...
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IRI resources assist your day-to-day R&D functions and help in problem solving. Search by keyword, topic, or your R&D role to find tools to help you manage your organization's R&D and innovation process more effectively.
March 01, 2014
I have spent the majority of my career outside the United States, in a mix of technology-oriented and business-related roles. Like many people in DuPont, I started in the company as a scientist,...
November 01, 2014
OVERVIEW: Business model innovation is often the key to capturing value from innovation within corporations. Developing and implementing new business models in practice, however, is difficult and...
July 01, 2013
It is perhaps a tautology to say that innovation is change management. By definition, innovation is giving something new to the world, and accepting something new requires some level of change. We...
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Critical metals are high-value elements used in very small amounts that provide key functionality to technology products. These metals are crucial for the functioning of a technological...
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: A case study shows a six-year timeline of how a life sciences company enhanced its R&D portfolio management process and, in doing so, improved its decision-making processes. The company...
March 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: Corporate venture capital investments are a powerful tool to explore and exploit innovative opportunities with start-up companies. Successfully implementing a corporate venturing program...
July 01, 2011
Conventional wisdom has long held that innovation is the strength of the West and that what gets developed in the West is modified and transferred to “the Rest.” But the reality of recent years does...
July 01, 2011
The 2011 McKinsey Global Survey on R&D, performed in March, took place just as political instability in the Middle East brought rising oil prices, and with them, a new round of economic...
May 30, 2014
Pepsico’s EVP and Chief Scientific Officer, Mehmood Khan, on how breaking down internal barriers produced tremendous innovation at Pepsico. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9WWJwKtCPU
May 30, 2014
J. Gary Smyth of General Motors offers advice on why it’s important to let internal startups run independently and off the radar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcY2Kr7liQ
January 11, 2016
Ancient Sumer (ca. 3500 BCE), like most of the world at that time, faced a number of challenges in operating a kingdom and maintaining a functional society. One key function essential to the survival...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: The Industry-Defined Fundamental Research program is designed to bring together industrial and academic researchers to develop basic science in areas important for the success of American...
November 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Innovation drives growth, both growth of categories and growth within businesses. For Procter & Gamble, innovation is the engine of growth, providing consumers benefits they value and...
September 01, 2010
The Industry-Defined Fundamental Research program is designed to bring together industrial and academic researchers to develop basic science in areas important for the success of American industry...
November 01, 2010
Innovation drives growth, both growth of categories and growth within businesses. For Procter & Gamble, innovation is the engine of growth, providing consumers benefits they value and...