June 06, 2018
June 6, 2018 (Atlanta GA) -- Yann LeCun, Facebook’s chief AI Scientist, was presented today with the 2018 IRI Medal, an award given annually by Innovation Research Interchange (IRI). Presented during...
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Tuesday October 23, 2018 – Wednesday October 24, 2018
The Springboard Conference, in partnership with RTI, features results of research on select trends, their impact on innovation leadership, and methods to apply these findings.
Monday September 23, 2019 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Innovation and adaptation have become imperatives for today's companies and entrepreneurs, but what does that mean in practice? The Innovation Leaders Speaker Series, presented in partnership by the...
May 21, 2009
Ceramatec President rewarded for his “exceptional work” on behalf of the R&D Industry BOSTON , Mass. , May 21, 2009 – The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) honored Dr. Ashok Joshi, president of...
April 30, 2009
President’s Pledge to R&D Spending Affirms IRI’s Commitment to Open Innovation ARLINGTON, Va., April 30, 2009 – In excerpts from a speech released earlier this week by the White House, President...
May 06, 2010
General Atomics Vice Chairman honored for his work that has inspired future generations of innovators Seattle, WA, May 6, 2010 - The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) honored Linden Blue, General...
October 15, 2014
Pursuing Whitespace Opportunities ROR Stage: Gathering and analyzing data This ROR considers the challenge faced by Central R&D and Business Development teams who, at times, identify new...
How do you introduce a new product in a B2B environment? Is the new product managed in a centralized manner from HQ, or is the new product introduced in a de-centralized manner with the global...
Gross profit as a percentage of sales.
March 01, 2015
The big digital innovation story of the last couple of years has been the rise of the sharing economy. In the sharing economy, individuals rent out resources they’re not using, via a set of apps that...
July 01, 2015
Harley-Davidson is now an iconic American brand, the only surviving American motorcycle manufacturer from an industry that once boasted more than 200 companies, but the company nearly died in the...
March 01, 2014
OVERVIEW: We surveyed 125 large firms in Europe and the United States with annual sales in excess of $250 million to examine the extent to which large firms are now practicing open innovation. Our...
Recommendations for document management software.
(Study how R&D is positioned to help the firm grow in a changing economic environment) For several years, the importance of positioning R&D in a way to increase its contribution to a firm's...
January 01, 2015
Investment in R&D is critical for the long- term viability of industrial companies. But how much R&D is enough? It's a question most CTOs face as they prepare budgets for another fiscal year...
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session The IRI has sponsored a multiphase study on the management practices associated with Breakthrough innovation that has occurred over three phases and twenty years. This workshop will...