March 22, 2017
Extracting value, market intelligence and competitive advantage from collaborative R&D requires support of a firm’s strategy with the right collaborative model, the right partners…and the right...
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January 01, 2004
This first of three articles reports the results of the most recent American Productivity and Quality Center study on performance and best practices in new product development. Performance results...
October 03, 2017
R&D Leaders Explore Findings from IRI’s Study into Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management FORT WORTH, TX (October 3, 2017) – As recruitment and retention of technical talent rises...
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,...
Deliverables Infographic summarizing results Recruitment and Retention of Early Career Technical Talent - RTM Journal, September - October, 2018 ***to view, log into your IRI account, click here once...
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."
July 01, 2010
Most organizations now place a major emphasis on innovation as a pathway to corporate growth. The R&D manager is a central player in that effort, and not just to supervise the development of new...
October 13, 2017
For years, organizations have used cross-functional virtual communities to help employees share knowledge, connect with experts, and collaborate to solve business problems. However, as technology and...
July 06, 2020
INNOVATION NEWS HEADER.png How Stitch Fix used AI to personalize its online shopping experience Online retailers have long lured customers with the ability to browse vast selections of merchandise...
November 01, 2017
My dad is a self-taught engineer. He worked on whatever was broken in our household. We seemed to always have one car or another in the process of being worked on; I was the guy grabbing the wrenches...
Who manages your IP? How is the leadership role defined for your IP management function? What are the distinct job responsibilities for this role? How does this role fit within your organization – is...
November 16, 2020
2021 Annual Conference Call for Presentations The Innovation Research Interchange is accepting proposals for the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, Innovation for the Next Normal. The program will draw...
Thursday August 20, 2020 12:00pm
Jerry is currently the Vice President of Operations at INVISTA which is part of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States. Jerry leads INVISTA’s Operations...
Completed October 2017 Deliverables Today's Innovation Leaders (RTM article) 2017 Member Summit Final Report Out Project Charter Statement of Opportunity ‘R&D’ and ‘innovation’ are often used...
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...
November 01, 2017
Incumbent firms face steep challenges in dealing with technological change and associated innovation streams. The firm’s senior leadership team, and especially R&D leadership, plays a central...