September 01, 2018
The development of novel digital technologies connected to the Internet of Things, along with advancements in artificial intelligence and automation, is enabling a new wave of manufacturing...
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Do You Recommend ISO Certification? Sandia's Science, Technology, and Engineering Management Unit is beginning a three-year journey to become ISO-9000 certified. Because work in this SMU constitutes...
May 01, 2015
Changing an accepted organizational culture can feel like rolling rocks uphill. It can seem impossible to escape the inertia built up over decades of accrued behavior and entrenched beliefs. Yet an...
Monday March 11, 2019 8:00am – Wednesday March 13, 2019 1:00pm
2019 Spring Networks Conference March 11-13, 2019 Nashville, TN Loews Vanderbilt Hotel ($239/night) - Book your stay! Join fellow innovators from all industries and functions of R&D to explore...
January 04, 2018
Saskia Vlaar puts her passion for finding real-life applications for new technologies to work bringing digital innovation to Shell. Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential...
May 14, 2018
As senior director of external science and technology programs at Goodyear, Surendra Chawla has built a global innovation network. Step 1: Logged in IRI Members click here for credential verification...
Purpose & Summary The Director, External Innovation leads the external research & development for (COMPANY). This role is expected to gain competitive customer value by accessing thought...
June 03, 2016
Finding opportunities for growth is essential but it’s also incredibly challenging. Traditional methods of filling the innovation pipeline - from internal brainstorming to segment-by-segment market...
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...
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 ‘...
August 24, 2020
Virtual i101: Managing Innovation Get your innovation team up to speed quickly with these two virtual i101 sessions entirely online! The IRI Virtual i101 course is designed to provide an introduction...
July 24, 2018
Satya-Nadella-Profile_1457411659.jpg As CEO of Microsoft, Nadella is steering the company through a cultural transformation designed to equip it to make the most of coming technological shifts and...
September 02, 2020
Overview: Researchers and practitioners have shown great interest in crowdsourcing for problem solving. Although scholars have developed several conceptual frameworks that outline the fundamentals of...
What capabilities do you need to work globally? What behavioral and organizational capabilities have been successful for R&D organizations to function effectively and productively in different...
What is the New Business Development Network? The NBDN is comprised of professionals working in Commercial Development and New Business development and focuses on developing and sharing strategies...
May 14, 2018
While China has made a great deal of progress in the 10 years since we published “Building University Relationships in China,” the article is as relevant today as it was in 2008. The article’s advice...