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:...
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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.
Monday April 29, 2019 8:30am – 4:00pm
Wondering what artificial intelligence, autonomous robots, and smart systems will mean for you, your company, your industry, and even society as a whole? Wishing you had a structured way to think...
Monday April 29, 2019 8:00am – 5:00pm
This practical one-day workshop is designed for professionals new to R&D, high potential employees with the capacity to become managers within a few years and persons interested in learning...
September 20, 2017
Proposal Packet Proposal Packet Proposal Form Proposal Form The IRI Program Committee invites you to share your expertise at our annual conference. Content presenters benefit by: Networking with...
Keynote Presenters Opening Keynote: Adaptive Innovation - The Fabric of Effective R&D Keoki Jackson, ScD, CTO, Lockheed Martin Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 to 9:15 am Dr. Jackson shares his...
May 09, 2017
Dr. Jackson shares his perspective on how external collaboration, crowdsourcing, and startup incubation can play a significant role in dramatic future aerospace and defense capabilities. Lockheed...
April 28, 2015
Lean Start-Up in Large Organizations ROR Stage: planning Lean Start-Up is a new process for product development that can enhance the stage gate process and is more suitable for developing products...
May 10, 2017
IRI Research Project Lean Start-Up is a new process for product development that can enhance the stage gate process and is more suitable for developing products when there is high uncertainty in the...
May 01, 2019
Can Lean StartUp and Waterfall approaches to new product development exist in the same development project, or are they mortal enemies? What can be used together, possibly resulting in a new approach...
Monday June 04, 2018 8:00am – 5:00pm
Sign up for optional workshops offered before our Annual Conference on June 4th from 8am-5pm. Lean Project Management Workshop participants focus on the following topics: 1) Why innovation is...
May 24, 2016
ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data Lean Start-Up is a new process for product development that can enhance the stage gate process and is more suitable for developing products when there is high...
July 02, 2019
May 2016 2016 Annual Meeting - Grab The Future: Leveraging Technology Trends Finance Strategy & Portfolio Analysis Network Spring Meeting June 2016 Ohio Regional Meeting Shaping Innovation...
May 09, 2017
Breakout Most companies don’t properly understand their target customers in product development – and the results can be catastrophic. Companies who utilize customer insights adapt product...
May 01, 2019
Innovation in today’s digital-physical world means that our business, design, and engineering spheres need to be able to communicate seamlessly and effectively throughout the product development...
May 29, 2012
Can Outsourcing of Non-core Activities Really Help in Driving Innovation & Growth? - Panel Discussion Martha Collins, PhD, Director, Global Technology Centers, Air Products Max Lewis, Vice...
April 30, 2019
Representatives from a variety of organizations, including BASF, Sherwin-Williams, Lockheed Martin, Kennametal, and Steelcase, discuss their steps toward digital transformation. Topics to be...