July 01, 2010
You are leading a project urgently needed by your organization. How can you best motivate your team to meet a demanding schedule? Should you offer bonuses if the team meets a deadline? Not according...
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IRI resources assist your day-to-day R&D functions and help in problem solving. Search by keyword, topic, or your R&D role to find tools to help you manage your organization's R&D and innovation process more effectively.
September 01, 2009
The multiple and often contradictory team dynamics that arise in diverse teams present organizations with major challenges. For example, while a team’s functional diversity can help produce...
August 21, 2014
New Content Offerings Enhance the Speed of IRI’s Growth Arlington, VA (August 21, 2014): As the only association acting in support of technology innovation managers across every industry, it is no...
Tuesday September 10, 2019 – Wednesday September 11, 2019
Attendance boasts some of the top names in global R&D. The Forum is kept to a manageable size to facilitate healthier discussion relevant to the agenda designed and structured by the participants.
Managing technology and innovation is complex, with many parts that a technology management executive needs to be considering, shaping, and positioning. And, consequently, an IRI event is more than...
November 07, 2014
IRI’s Regional Meeting “lightning round” Q&A discussions have been so popular, we decided bring you the Brown Bag version. This 60 minute "lightning round" will be moderated by Dr. Len Polizzotto...
January 01, 2008
Manufacturing firms whose project teams acquire departmental intelligence—the ability to understand and take others’ departmental perspectives—are more successful at product improvement. This is the...
March 01, 2014
I have spent the majority of my career outside the United States, in a mix of technology-oriented and business-related roles. Like many people in DuPont, I started in the company as a scientist,...
October 05, 2017
What happens when your Front End Innovation market and technology scouts encounter an external product, technology, IP, and/or supplier suitable for growth in your core adjacency platforms? How does...
June 20, 2019
The IRI Annual Conference Program Advisory Group invites you to share your expertise. Download the submission form For a downloadable copy of this page click here Content presenters benefit by:...
January 03, 2016
Changing Culture Through Big Visions Tamara Carleton, PhD, Chief Executive and Founder, Innovation Leadership Board LLC Visions give teams a way to drive cultural change. Hear how several companies...
May 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: The significant role of technology in strategic business activities and new-product development has driven companies to create a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) position to lead and direct...
The pros and cons of shared service centers.
November 08, 2011
Business Model Innovation Challenges This group is working to significantly increase the success probability, revenue and profit potential of innovation projects involving new business models. Help...
February 28, 2011
Stage: Project Report out Objectives • Describe the impact of business models on IRI firms’ Open Innovation initiatives. • Explore the selection of business models, and their impact on growth...
December 01, 2017
Over the past five years, two ROR groups have examined how sustainability can be factored into R&D. Focusing on the planet (environment) portion of the triple P (people, planet and profits, P3),...