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...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The research & development activities of our company support a very mature chemical process industry. One support group focuses on developing conceptual process designs to help researchers...
March 03, 2017
Christian Crews and Ted Farrington discuss the role a comprehensive foresight process for R&D can play in improving performance and steering the organization through a turbulent marketplace. Read...
May 10, 2012
Industry award honors life-long commitment to innovation Indian Wells, CA, May 10, 2012 – The Industrial Research Institute (IRI) last evening bestowed its illustrious Medal upon Dr. F. Emil Jacobs,...
What Metrics Do You Use for Open Innovation? How does your organization specify Open Innovation metrics and measure key performance indicators? Do you relate the OI Metric as percentage of net sales...
March 01, 2011
It is the distinct role of senior management to manage the risk of innovation—to decide when to make the big bets and how to make the little bets that create options for the future. Nevertheless, it...
February 28, 2011
Keys to Lead Virtual Teams 1. Virtual Teams are Managed Opposite from Co-located Teams 2. Share a Well Understood Purpose 3. Clarify Expectations 4. Define Team Membership 5. Establish Roles and...
March 01, 2019
If I had only one hour to save the world, I would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem, and only five minutes finding the solution. —Albert Einstein (attributed) I worked in the mailing...
March 22, 2017
United Technologies Corporation (UTC), based in Farmington, Connecticut, provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries. The presentation will discuss UTC’s...
Wednesday September 30, 2020 1:00pm – 5:00pm
The IRI Virtual i101 course is designed to provide an introduction to topics of managing corporate innovation. In it, the participants will learn both the essential tools for managing innovation and...