May 21, 2014
Translating Basic Science into Products and the Role of Diversity in Making that Happen Joseph DeSimone, PhD, Director, Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; Chancellor's Eminent...
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September 16, 2014
Remote management is both a growing trend and a growing challenge. The virtual business model is a relatively new concept, with no hard-and-fast methods established for effectively managing and...
April 06, 2020
Jump to: Global Innovation News | IRI's Virtual Annual Conference | 2020 PILOT Projects | USG's Digital Transformation | Learn and Share | Executive Education Workshops this June | Upcoming Events...
July 13, 2020
IRI Chair wins prestigious American Statistical Association Hahn Achievement Award In May, Dr. Martha M. Gardner was awarded the Gerald J. Hahn Quality & Productivity (Q&P) Achievement Award...
July 01, 2006
Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) continue to be an important means of transferring technology. By incorporating the perspective of portfolio management, technology managers...
November 19, 2013
The Opportunity for Innovation in Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Mr. Dan Cherian, General Manager, Sustainable Business & Innovation Lab, Nike, Inc. To illustrate the need for...
A measure of the failure of projects to move beyond a given stage; particularly in reference to the later stages of the product/process development activity.
October 20, 2015
Keynote: When the Growing Gets Tough, The Tough Get Growing Kermit King, Senior Partner & Managing Director, BCG Chicago This presentation was not recorded per request of speaker. Growth...
Monday March 16, 2020 1:00pm – 2:00pm
In a time of digital transformation, with new trends and disruptions accelerating the need for organizational change, each level and function of the organization needs to be ready and agile. To...
Deliverables Infographic summarizing results Recruitment and Retention of Early Career Technical Talent - RTM Journal, September - October, 2018 ***to view, log into your IRI account, click here once...
May 01, 2015
OVERVIEW: Faced with a weak new-product pipeline, functional silos, a hierarchical management style, and an inward-looking mindset, Orion’s R&D organization needed to dramatically improve its...
March 01, 2007
"Open Business Models: How to Thrive in the New Innovation Landscape" by Henry Chesbrough Chesbrough follows up his first book, Open Innovation, with a second which provides more details on how to...
May 10, 2017
The Internet, machine learning, advances in manufacturing, and biotechnology have shifted substantial portions of our research and development power to startups and labs that do not fit neatly within...
March 01, 1991
In June, 1990 the W all Street Journal presented a very flattering—and accurate—picture of the efforts of the GE R&D Center to, as it put it, “move ideas from lab to market.” The reporter summed...
October 15, 2019
The panel will explore themes under the umbrella of digital innovation process, including: Why digital innovation processes are mission critical to the survival and thriving of traditional pipeline ‘...
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session Tools and techniques fast growing companies are using to launch new software products in under 90 days. https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/1171/video_presentatio...