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March 30, 2020
Jump to: PILOT Research Projects | DXC USG Corporation Case Study | Overcome Cognitive Bias | June Executive Learning Programs | More Events The Hazmat's Society's COVID-19 Resources Page COVID-19...
September 08, 2020
It is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 contamination, experts say A team of experts on food contamination says it is highly unlikely that food is a source of Covid-19 transmission...
August 02, 2017
See how MITRE's Marcie Zaharee began her career and how it developed throughout her life. Read the official recap from IRI's 2017 CTO Forum. And, make sure to check out the details regarding the 2017...
Monday May 08, 2017 – Thursday May 11, 2017
"R&D Beyond Four Walls" explores how organizations are pushing beyond the traditional value chain to adopt a more dynamic and integrated collaboration culture across the business enterprise.
Completed October 2017 IRI's 2017 Strategic Research Platform: Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management Following on from the IRI2038 Futures Study and the Digitalization and R&D...
April 01, 2011
Join Ivy Eisenberg, manager of technology planning and open innovation, Pitney Bowes, to discuss “Lead-User Research for Breakthrough Innovation,” published in the January-February 2011 issue of...
January 07, 2016
Energizer’s Virginia Brandt talks about the kind of value she gains personally and professionally from her membership and participation at IRI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fa0ZPu22h4
RTM - Mastering the Acquirer’s Innovation Dilemma: Knowledge Sourcing through Corporate Acquisitions
July 01, 2006
This book aims at increasing the understanding of corporate acquisitions from a technology-based perspective and at proposing applicable concepts for practice which support managers in increasing...
October 14, 2014
Keynote Explores Innovative Tools Developed to Assist in Vision-Building Denver, CO (October 14, 2014 )—Even in healthy work cultures, change is often necessary to sustain innovation. The problem is...
October 14, 2014
How Company Vision Leads Cultural Transformation Keynote Explores Innovative Tools Developed to Assist in Vision-Building Denver, CO (October 14, 2014 )—Even in healthy work cultures, change is often...
How do you spot the BIG opportunities? What operating rhythm, processes, & metrics do you employ to preferentially identify, generate, AND screen BIG new opportunities in the early stages of the...
May 24, 2011
Identifying Breakthrough Opportunities Explore how top innovation companies are driving breakthrough (versus sustaining) innovation now. How are they responding to the economy? Have they accelerated...
October 05, 2016
As many college students discover upon graduation, their field of study may not become their profession. Stephanie Orellana , VP of Service Delivery and Director of Technology Insights Solutions at...
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session Chantrelle Nielsen tells the story of how her startup pioneered a new market for a dataset that had never been use before – signals produced as a byproduct of knowledge worker...
What criteria do you use for research fellows? Our leadership team would like to be able to recognize technical leadership and impact at a higher level (e.g. Similar level as a Director) through...