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...
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Monday June 04, 2018 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sign up for optional workshops offered before our Annual Conference on June 4th from 8am-5pm. Lean Project Management Workshop participants focus on the following topics: 1) Why innovation is...
October 14, 2014
Institutionalizing Innovation Competencies – ROR Research Report Bruce D. Kirk, Director, Corporate Innovation Effectiveness, Corning Incorporated Gina O’Connor, PhD, Professor, Lally School of...
April 30, 2019
Together, the IRI and a group of faculty from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s business school and Babson college have examined how large mature companies manage for Breakthrough Innovation. The...
May 21, 2014
Institutionalizing Innovation Competencies ROR Stage: wrapping up Premise: Breakthrough Innovation requires a distinctive management system, including innovation expertise. • Beyond R&D, many...
May 21, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Institutionalizing Innovation Competency Through People ROR Stage: Gathering & analyzing data This ROR is investigating how firms develop innovation workforce excellence;...
November 20, 2013
Institutionalizing Innovation Competency ROR Stage: gathering & analyzing data This ROR is investigating how firms develop innovation workforce excellence and career paths for innovation experts...
Tuesday October 29, 2019 8:30am – Wednesday October 30, 2019 5:00pm
Learn how to develop an internal innovation function that will fuel and sustain your company’s long-term trajectory. Advances in science and technology are disrupting entire industries. Upstart...
May 25, 2011
Institutionalizing Innovation Competencies This working group identifies firms that are investing in building a capability for breakthrough innovation and who are concerned with developing innovation...
February 28, 2011
Career Paths for the Innovation Function New Roles emerging, across all levels: Chief iNnovation Officer (CNO), Sr VP Strategic Growth Exploratory/Inbound marketing group (Corning/DuPont) VP New...
June 21, 2019
The Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Babson College to further advance the field of innovation leadership. This new collaboration between Babson and...
November 08, 2011
Institutionalizing Innovation Competencies This ROR working group identifies firms that are investing in building a capability for breakthrough innovation and who are concerned with developing...
February 27, 2012
To research how companies source, retain and reward talent for the innovation function, including Discovery, Incubation and Acceleration. New innovation roles are emerging (Chief Innovation Officer,...
1999 - 2000 Deliverables Description Objective: Understand the process required to make "quantum-leap" product improvements as opposed to incremental changes A study of the factors involved in...
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May 26, 2011
Award honors Chowdhry’s competitively differentiated, customer-focused solutions Philadelphia, PA, May 26, 2011 -- The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) bestowed its 2011 medal award last night to...