October 20, 2015
Locating Talent Using Innovative Strategies Gina S. Max, Senior Director, Talent Management and Diversity, USG Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer, Digi-Me Most leaders cite talent as one of their...
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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...
March 01, 2007
If you’re like most managers, you’ve had some kind of training aimed at making you a more effective leader. And there are many, many kinds. When I Googled “leadership training,” I found over 11⁄...
January 04, 2018
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) Perspectives News and Analysis of the Global Innovation Scene MaryAnne M. Gobble From the Editor...
January 20, 2017
Open innovation emerged as a concept about 14 years ago. At its inception, the focus was primarily upon individual companies collaborating with partners in interesting ways. There was the example of...
How do you forecast disruptive technologies? We are looking to learn how companies distinguish between disruptive and breakthrough technologies. How do you define and identify disruptive technology?...
As an IRI Member, you can search for contacts in your area of expertise, region, or job title. You can also view colleagues by event participation. Simply click the down arrow next to 'Select a Query...
May 10, 2017
Express Learning Our world is characterized by increasing social, technological and business disruption. Amidst this turmoil, traditional innovation processes do not have the agility required to...
March 08, 2019
Improving Technical capability for research and engineering employees is a key element in developing talent and driving company growth. We are interested in learning how other companies are investing...
May 01, 2006
The phrase “knowledge is power” may be a cliche ´, yet in today’s business environment it is as true a statement as ever. In fact, knowledge is a unique company resource because its value actually...
November 01, 2012
Twelve Research-on-Research working groups held meetings at the 2012 IRI Annual Meeting. Eight groups report on the status of their work, describe ongoing initiatives, and summarize preliminary...
April 13, 2012
Today’s younger generation are wired different from their predecessors. Those born between 1977 – 1997, the ‘net generation’ or Generation Y, have a natural ability for all things digital that often...
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: I was previously an academic, with a focus on East Asian politics. I was invited to join the Shell Scenarios team 25 years ago by Vince Cable. Vince convinced me to try working at Shell,...
November 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: In the new economy, the playing field is flatter and faster. Success in any field—in industry, in education, in politics—now requires actively seeking out change and embracing it...
January 01, 2005
Public–private partnerships play a key role in helping the United States advance its research portfolio by bringing new ideas to meet the needs of the marketplace and the nation. They do so by...
May 01, 2019
With the globally rising electrification & digitization of platform-level technologies, many R&D teams struggle with the overwhelming need to remain current – and keep their stakeholders...