March 01, 2019
If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. —Albert Einstein (attributed) I worked in the mailing...
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Do You Recommend ISO Certification? Sandia's Science, Technology, and Engineering Management Unit is beginning a three-year journey to become ISO-9000 certified. Because work in this SMU constitutes...
May 23, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Innovation Frontiers Ira Flatow, NPR Science Correspondent, Host of Science Friday ®, TV Journalist and Author Dr. Xiangli Chen, CTO and VP, GE China; President, GE China...
October 16, 2019
5G and the Impending Technology Revolution: How Connectivity Will Redefine Digital Transformation, and Why NOW is the Time to Start Thinking About It 5G is rumored to be a golden solution, the...
May 10, 2012
Industry award honors life-long commitment to innovation Indian Wells, CA, May 10, 2012 – The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) last evening bestowed its illustrious Medal upon Dr. F. Emil Jacobs,...
Monday March 16, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
In a time of digital transformation, with new trends and disruptions accelerating the need for organizational change, each level and function of the organization needs to be ready and agile. To...
October 22, 2019
The panelists below will each present on their listed topic for 20 minutes. This will be followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Raj Govindaraj, Rockwell Automation; Title: Digital Transformation and The...
What is your experience with knowledge sharing? At last Friday's outstanding Brown Bag , Dan Ranta of ConocoPhillips talked about their experiences and successes in Knowledge Sharing using...
Monday October 02, 2017 – Thursday October 05, 2017
Powered largely by content developed within IRI, the Summit is an in-depth exploration of various working group findings and special reports on IRI's year-long initiative on "Stragegic Challenges in R&D Talent Management."
Training program recommendations to develop technical talent.
October 09, 2019
Our organization holds an annual R&D meeting for our team once a year which includes a presentation by an engaging speaker. We are looking for fresh ideas for this presentation and would like to...
October 18, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — Jane Edison Stevenson, vice chairman, Board and CEO Services, Korn/Ferry International, and Bilal Kaafarani, chief innovation officer & group president of R&D, Yildiz Holding,...
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...
How do you handle the transfer of projects from Research to Development Bucket? We would like to know how different companies handle the many roadblocks and naysayers when it comes to transfer of...
October 10, 2017
We are happy to bring you take-aways from each Member Summit plenary session. Please share what you've learned with your team and more deeply within your organization. The PowerPoint Summary contains...
May 10, 2017
IRI Research Project This project is seeking to identify the specific best practices that IRI member companies use to identify whitespace opportunities and actions successful organizations take to...