November 01, 2013
Before the Industrial Revolution, goods were produced by local artisans and craftsmen relying primarily on locally available materials and selling primarily to local customers. These artisans...
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May 06, 2016
Many companies know that they must have a portfolio of innovation candidates; a few understand that the deliverables from that portfolio should be approximately 70% Core, 20% Adjacent and 10%...
June 29, 2017
For his leadership in managing IBM’s global research organization to produce outstanding research and advanced technology; for effectively charging his team with urgency in moving research-developed...
January 01, 2004
As a knowledge business, R&D depends on the smooth, collaborative flow of information and ideas among scientists and engineers. Successful teams generate knowledge and share it freely, building...
October 10, 2017
This research effort has focused on the product design implications of mass customization on manufacturers/producers. Customer demand for individually configured and customized products is on the...
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Initiated: Fall 2017 Expected completion: mid-2019 Final report out presentation at the 2019 IRI Annual Conference Value proposition “[T]hose most able to learn from failed experiences will be those...
Depending on particular needs of stakeholders or of decisions to be taken, different categories and factors should be examined. In addition, time periods (unit of analysis) should be adjusted for different industries, technologies and types of R&D.
November 01, 2012
Over the past decade or so, a thriving trade has sprung up in innovation studies. Consultants and academics have in-vested hours in collecting case data and poring over performance indicators to...
November 01, 2011
OVERVIEW: In 2001, Corning faced a near-death experience. Growth had halted and revenues had plummeted. But Corning survived, and today it is thriving. The strength Corning built in facing that...
November 01, 2017
The Internet, machine learning, advances in manufacturing, and biotechnology have shifted substantial portions of our research and development to startups and labs that do not fit neatly within...
October 25, 2018
While translation is a service steeped in thousands of years of history, today’s successful language service provider needs to be in a near constant state of accessing potentially disruptive...
November 01, 2019
This article is about how digital transformation really happens: how companies go from being traditional, physical, legacy companies to thriving and competing in the digital age. A four-year study,...
Wednesday January 13, 2021 1:00pm
An update from the Ideation to Horizon 2 Opportunity Portfolio research project . One of the key insights to Horizon 2 success is the concept of a governance structure that guides sound decision-...
Wednesday February 22, 2017 – Friday February 24, 2017
IRI and NC State's Center for Innovation Management Studies (CIMS) partner to bring you the most cutting edge research in R&D management.
January 2016 - October 2017 Deliverables Member Summit 2017 Report Out Value Proposition This research effort was focused on the product design implications of mass customization on manufacturers/...