January 07, 2011
Tucker Marion, assistant professor in Northeastern University’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, College of Business Administration , leads discussion on “Innovating for Effectiveness: Lessons...
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May 24, 2016
Breakout Session This panel shares an overview and update of data about US STEM demand forecasts and areas of shortfalls through the year 2038 across all major STEM categories, comparisons to global...
Do you have a career ladder for administrative assistants? We are one of the largest consumer products companies with dual ladders for our technical professionals. Our administrative assistants are...
2005 - 2006 Deliverables Report out Annual Meeting 2007 Aligning Marketing and Technology to Drive Innovation , RTM, Volume 52, Issue 5, 2009 Description Being first to market with advanced...
2004 - 2005 Deliverables Summary of Management in the New Economy (MINE) survey results. Interpretation for IRI member companies. New management tool for mapping the evolution of R&D organization...
(Study how to keep technical professionals up to date) A study of this topic indicated it was of critical importance and that current education and training techniques were not meeting the needs of R...
December 08, 2016
IRI 2017 Annual Meeting Guest Registration
May 21, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Generational Differences in R&D Leadership Expectations ROR Stage: 3-Hour ROR (data gathered, information analyzed, and conclusions disseminated at Jubilee) This ROR will...
(Study of techniques to measure R&D productivity and how to improve it) The Subcommittee on R&D Productivity was formed in 1982. A survey by the sub-committee of 63 IRI member companies...
How do you organize R&D? The CTO from Procter & Gamble, Bruce Brown, gave an excellent presentation on "Why Innovation Matters: Mastering a Reliable, Repeatable Process" as the opening...
November 04, 2013
The IRI Sustainability-Driven Innovation working group conducted a quick survey of SDI practices among IRI firms attending the IRI Jubilee meeting in May 2013. Survey questions addressed the nature...
Tuesday June 21, 2016 3:00pm – 7:00pm
IRI’s 2016 Regional Meetings will focus on “Commercializing New Technology”. Five member organizations across the US will host a meeting where R&D professionals will sit down in with local peers...
Wednesday June 01, 2016 3:00pm – 7:00pm
IRI’s 2016 Regional Meetings will focus on “Commercializing New Technology”. Five member organizations across the US will host a meeting where R&D professionals will sit down in with local peers...
Our organization has a robust technology roadmap process and we are exploring various ways to make the data understandable and relevant to a broad customer set. How has your organization overcome this challenge? In addition, do you have recommendations for how your organization has engaged customers directly in roadmap plans and updates?
Monday April 04, 2016 – Tuesday April 05, 2016
Two days of lively roundtable discussions on the latest topics and trends in the HR aspect of innovation. Special tour of Lubrizol's mechanical and R&D labs scheduled.
(Study influence of organizational, operational,and process variables on innovation) This subcommittee obtained financial support from NSF for a proposal from the University of Cincinnati to identify...