September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: R&D organizations are among the leading users of project portfolio management (PPM). PPM plays a critical role in making R&D investments more productive in terms of delivering...
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May 01, 2012
Roger Martin has been studying what it takes to create breakthrough innovation for many years. In that time, he has become frustrated by the increasingly heavy reliance on analytics in most...
July 01, 2011
An Interview with G. N. Bajpai Innovation in emerging markets is driven by a different mindset than is traditional in developed markets. According to G. N. Bajpai, innovation in India is driven by a...
June 01, 2015
Listen to Dave McCann, VP of Amazon’s AWS Marketplace, discuss the importance of networking and what he sees as the bigger point to be made about its value during a panel discussion on “Democratizing...
November 28, 2014
Tamara Carleton explains how organizations can ensure that their product strategies are visionary enough and challenging enough to push the organization to greater success. https://www.youtube.com/...
January 06, 2016
John Bacon, Founder and CEO of iP2Biz , is delivering a talk on transitioning lean startup principles to larger companies at this year's Spring Networks meeting in Louisville, KY, March 7 - 9. http...
May 20, 2013
Innovation comes from elements of the business not typically associated with innovation, and this is having a tremendous impact on how we innovate. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/05/20/defining-your-...
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-...
March 11, 2013
A look at how organizational culture influences innovation and why people matter to making a more effective culture. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/03/11/balancing-personnel-needs-in-your-innovation-...
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...
June 06, 2016
The 2016 Annual Meeting went off without a hitch! A big thanks to our amazing members who could make it out to Orlando for this intriguing and thought-provoking meeting filled with great content...
November 01, 2008
The number of collaborative research agreements is increasing rapidly. Large high-tech companies are engaging smaller ones, Federal laboratories, universities, international firms, and competitors in...
February 06, 2017
Member Highlight: Keoki Jackson (CTO, Lockheed Martin), The Path to Leadership. How does one become the Chief Technology Officer of a large, leading, multinational aerospace and defense R&D...
January 01, 2015
OVERVIEW: Drawing on a case study at Ubisoft, a major creative firm in the videogame industry, this article shows how a firm can nurture and engage with its knowing communities to fuel the front end...
September 01, 2008
Portfolio planning involves five basic tasks: identifying current as well as future gaps in the portfolio relative to the firm's overall business strategy, striking a balance between strengthening...
August 02, 2017
Read the write-up from the discussion held at the 2017 CTO Forum among 22 senior R&D leaders who came together to explore the topic of discontinuous innovation and innovation culture. 2017 CTO...