January 2016 - September 2017 This was a joint research effort with APQC . Deliverables Download the full report and case studies. Brown bag webinar: Summary of the findings Research Approach...
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Tuesday June 09, 2020 1:00pm
Do you ever feel like your teams are in motion, but not making progress? While big companies recognize their need to transform in response to rapidly changing markets and disruptive forces, they are...
November 14, 2019
Author: Jeffrey Phillips Contributors: Mike Blackburn (Cargill), Michael Blades (National Gypsum), Tim Dennison (Sealed Air), RTI Innovation Advisors November, 2019 The purpose of this short white...
November 08, 2011
Using Strategic Foresight Methods to Influence Your Breakthrough Innovation Agenda Dr. Ted Farrington, Senior Consultant, AndSpace ConsultingPepsiCo R&D conducted an 18 month pilot program that...
March 01, 2021
2021 Virtual Annual Conference Registration Now Open! The 2021 Virtual Annual Conference will draw from the lessons of 2020 to present new strategies for companies to adapt and grow in the post-COVID...
May 13, 2013
IRI President Ed Bernstein explains why IRI exists and how its existence fills a hole in management research that many leaders and academics today recognize as crucial to filling. http://iriwebblog...
July 01, 2017
Leadership is an ongoing preoccupation for the innovation community. Every company wants to be a market leader, and many rely on innovation to provide that leadership. At the national level,...
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...
January 01, 2006
You lead an R&D organization, either a department, team or project. How do you go about getting the best possible performance from your people? How are you organizing their work? Do you think...
March 01, 2012
Imagine this scenario: The group you lead is facing a conflict that threatens to undermine an important project for your company. You thought you had put together a team that was well balanced with...
May 16, 2017
IRI Research Project: Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management Research Initiative. The roles in innovation and R&D will be explored and the ways in which individuals can move between...
May 11, 2017
R&D is leveraging its boundary spanner role in both knowledge and technology by co-developing and innovating with new partners, suppliers, and customers. The Annual Meeting explores how...
Thursday September 16, 2021 12:00pm
Join IRI's Lee Green as she interviews Craig Slavtcheff, Executive Vice President and Chief R&D and Innovation Officer, and Francisco Fraga, Chief Technology and Information Officer, of the...
Initiated: Spring 2020 Expected completion: Fall 2021 Kick off webinar Quick pitch To learn more, contact Lee Green. Value Proposition A multi-sided digital platform creates value by facilitating...
How do you transition innovations from labs to business groups? How do IRI member companies transition innovations from research labs into the business organizations for commercialization? Do...
August 31, 2020
Anti-covid-19 medicines are being approved too easily What do a malaria drug, a Russian vaccine and the blood plasma of people who have recovered from covid-19 have in common? All have been approved...