July 01, 2009
Creating breakthrough innovations requires alignment of both marketing and R&D processes within organizations. In a study aimed at determining the most effective practices for developing...
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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...
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...
October 25, 2018
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has progressed from a scientific endeavor to an essential tool in the constant evolution of innovation and business transformation. The opportunity is here and now to...
May 01, 2015
Breakthrough innovation in established companies is particularly difficult, in part because breakthrough innovation requires a very different culture to sustain it than does incremental innovation...
June 12, 2020
We Stand in Solidarity #BlackLivesMatter Over the past two weeks, IRI has stood in solidarity and remained absent from social media as a sign of respect. We can no longer remain silent. We are...
February 28, 2011
Objective: Understand what companies are doing to consistently find new places to play and how to win through breakthrough innovation. Team: Jim Ramsey, Carl Loweth, Ryan Dirkx, Pam Henderson, Justin...
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.
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...
April 15, 2013
Finest Minds in Innovation Gather at IRI's Anniversary Celebration ARLINGTON, VA (April 15, 2013)— The Industrial Research Institute (IRI), an association that brings together companies and...
July 01, 2019
If everything seems under control, you’re not going fast enough. —Mario Andretti On February 17, a 21-car pileup interrupted the final laps of the Daytona 500. A mega-wreck like this one is known in...
Perspectives on the "Corporate "Fellow title and its variations.
Do you offer rewards for publishing? Organizations significantly benefit from peer reviewed publications by scientists. We are interested to learn if there are guidelines in R&D organizations to...
May 23, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Creating & Implementing Breakthrough Technologies Dr. Robert S. Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Several different case studies...
May 11, 2020
First, a message from Ed: Our 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Conference starts tomorrow! Join over 1100 of your peers in the field of Innovation to hear Alexa Dembek, DuPont's Chief Technology &...
January 25, 2021
The guiding principle for IRI in 2021, we will be operating as a virtual organization. We will deliver exceptional value, including networking, research, and content development and distribution...