November 01, 2012
When I was younger, and perhaps more impulsive, I jumped out of a plane. A bunch of guys on my floor in college took a three-hour course on parachuting, and then we jumped. My parachute had a hole in...
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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 11, 2013
A look at how organizational culture influences innovation and why people matter to making a more effective culture. http://iriwebblog.org/2013/03/11/balancing-personnel-needs-in-your-innovation-...
May 14, 2018
Over the past decade, China has evolved from a provider of cheap labor to a significant player in the innovation arena. The commentaries in this issue, intended to provide updates on the best of our...
January 23, 2018
Human Resources Network Spring 2018 Networks Conference March 5-7, 2017 Brown Palace Hotel & Spa 321 17 th Street, Denver, CO 80202 Monday, March 5 7:30 am – 8:00 am Brown Palace Club Breakfast 8...
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...
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...
October 17, 2012
Putting Technology and Marketing in the Driver's Seat of Innovation Gregory W. Nelson, PhD, Senior VP and CTO, Eastman Chemical Company Like championship race cars, winning world-class innovation...
January 11, 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...
May 01, 2019
Logged in users click here for credential verification (only needed once per logged in session) Perspectives The Growing German-Chinese Tech Divide Peter Gwynne Autonomous Trucks Creating New Freight...
March 01, 2020
Innovation is always an act of creativity and insight. Isn’t it? The prevalent stereotype for innovative thinking is that of a creative and often iconoclastic individual who can recognize an...
March 01, 2020
Innovation is always an act of creativity and insight. Isn’t it? The prevalent stereotype for innovative thinking is that of a creative and often iconoclastic individual who can recognize an...
November 01, 2010
“Research on research” is just what it sounds like: an examination of the current research on a given topic—in this case, with an eye toward identifying best practices for the effective management of...
March 17, 2014
Swagelok provides focus areas for technical resource training • innovative culture • entrepreneurial culture • orientation stretching https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/...
March 04, 2014
Rob Rosenfeld presents the Four Cultures Assessment Instrument and explains how innovation is related to culture. https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/439/slide_presentation...
May 21, 2013
IRI Diamond Jubilee Generational Differences in R&D Leadership Expectations ROR Stage: 3-Hour ROR (data gathered, information analyzed, and conclusions disseminated at Jubilee) This ROR will...