February 22, 2019
An IRI member organization wants to know if other companies have their own external networks of experts in different topics. We want to explore the value of having a confidential crowdsourcing group...
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May 01, 2019
In collaboration with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carnegie Mellon University, Covestro engineers were tasked to “Rethink the Rink.” The goal of this collaboration is to improve the safety of hockey...
May 01, 2019
A.I. can be used to dramatically improve the efficiency and impact of decision processes. The latest generation of AI tools can also be used to transform key aspects of a business model, creating...
May 20, 2019
What’s the difference between portfolio reporting and portfolio management? What tools are most effective for determining what you should plan to work on in the future? This talk focuses on how to...
May 01, 2019
A.I. can be used to dramatically improve the efficiency and impact of decision processes. The latest generation of AI tools can also be used to transform key aspects of a business model, creating...
April 30, 2019
The Carnegie Mellon Corporate Startup Lab has a developed a new project course where sponsoring companies work directly with students to explore the companies’ innovative ideas. In this express...
October 15, 2019
This presentation introduces the 9 elements of the "Digital First" maturity framework, developed by Case Western Reserve University's Youngjin Yoo, as a method for analyzing and mapping your...
October 15, 2019
The presentation and discussion will focus on the organization structures required to effectively implement digital transformation efforts across an industrial enterprise. Logged in IRI members can...
October 05, 2020
DuPont’s digital transformation initiatives have created significant value for the company during the last 3 years. Ongoing efforts will further add value by embedding self-service capabilities...
2011 - 2014 Deliverables Report out Winter Meeting 2014 2020 update Description IRI’s ROR working group on Virtual Teams explored best practices that differentiate successful virtual teams, including...
Monday, May 23, 2016 Board and Committee Meetings by Invitation Only 8:00 am - 12:00 pm IRI Board of Directors Meeting 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Nominating Committee 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Innovation Growth...
Monday September 14, 2020 – Friday September 18, 2020
Fall Networks Conference convened virtually September 14-18, 2020. This will week blend webinars, interactive roundtable discussions, and organized networking activities. The following Networks held...
November 01, 2015
This talk is an engineer’s view of the third industrial revolution. There are many views about what that revolution is, if it is a revolution at all. A lot of these views come from philosophy or from...
January 01, 2014
We all know what it looks like: groups of people gathered around tables, shouting out ideas while a designated scribe frantically lists them, on a piece of paper, a whiteboard, a wall chart...
January 01, 2013
The Cases of Novartis and ETH Zurich OVERVIEW: R&D units are often structured by product or by scientific discipline. In either case, organizational boundaries impede horizontal information...
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: Standard financial metrics do not provide useful or meaningful evaluations of the potential of early-stage ideas that require business model shifts. Lockheed Martin has developed a two-stage...