October 18, 2017
Research-Technology Management Seeks Submissions Research-Technology Management, the award-winning journal of the Innovation Research Interchange ( http://www.iriweb.org ), seeks articles that...
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April 28, 2015
Accelerate an Open Community Movement Jonathan Kuniholm, President, Open Prosthetics Project How could we help the Open Prosthetics Project better encourage innovation in prosthetic arms or in orphan...
September 01, 2013
OVERVIEW: There is a real shortage of breakthrough initiatives in businesses’ development portfolios. A major challenge in developing these high-risk projects is portfolio management—how executives...
January 01, 2008
There are some identifiable conditions that seem to nurture creativity and innovation, and the development of the Internet illustrates them. Stable interfaces that allow for substantial change within...
May 24, 2016
Orlando, FL (May 24, 2016) —That today’s world is experiencing rapid, and accelerating, change is a frequently cited fact by innovation thought leaders and R&D executives. Where is all this...
Tuesday October 29, 2019 8:30am – Wednesday October 30, 2019 5:00pm
Learn how to develop an internal innovation function that will fuel and sustain your company’s long-term trajectory. Advances in science and technology are disrupting entire industries. Upstart...
November 01, 2018
How Rare Earths Can Influence Trade Wars By Peter Gwynne The rare earth metals are inarguably different from the other elements. They occupy their own special section in the periodic table. They have...
How do you spot the BIG opportunities? What operating rhythm, processes, & metrics do you employ to preferentially identify, generate, AND screen BIG new opportunities in the early stages of the...
September 28, 2020
Don't miss these exciting speakers at the Virtual Digital Futures 2020 Conference! and more! i101 Workshop: Organizational Issues in Managing Innovation : 4 spots left! Explore the challenges of...
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...
July 01, 2018
My grandparents fled China during the Cultural Revolution; they made it to Taiwan, where my dad was able to continue his education. He ultimately became a faculty member at MIT; he was recognized as...
September 01, 2018
Much has been written lately about the trend of corporations sponsoring research at universities. A basic takeaway is that corporations should seek to align their university research relationships...
March 01, 2018
Validating New Business Models Well-designed business experiments can help validate assumptions and reduce risk associated with new business models. Breakthrough innovation inside established...
Thursday August 13, 2020 11:00am
Agility is a required trait for startups who are constantly navigating uncertainty. And, recent tectonic shifts have escalated uncertainty to a new levels — not just for startups but for established...
July 12, 2018
Breakout Session Through the SPRING program, RTI and IRI are providing members with research on trends impacting innovation leaders today. Translating information about emerging trends into insights...
1. Metric Definition A group of measures of the financial return of R&D or the innovation process, including the New Sales Ratio (the percent of current sales originating from new products), Cost...