May 20, 2020
Multinational companies based in USA may target the international markets for growing their business, and while they may realize that the Technology function should play a key role and be part of the...
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May 18, 2020
Consumers have long demanded 5 simple things in the food they buy and consume. It has to be safe, nutritious, delicious, accessible and affordable. The modern day food system has been built around...
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...
September 02, 2020
Businesses can benefit from university–industry collaborations, yet they rarely take full advantage of them. Scientists who serve as principal investigators (PIs) act as the nucleus of university–...
September 02, 2020
We have been living in a time of accelerating disruption, but the disruption caused by the coronavirus is unique in its depth and breadth. In times like these, people are prone to one of two types of...
October 15, 2020
Tapping External Technology can be an effective way of supplementing an organization’s internal R&D activity and accelerating its new product development efforts. For companies and organizations...
How to select successful R&D projects R&D Financial Regimes (1) The management funding decisions for R&D are usually guided by one or another of two prevailing viewpoints: 1. R&D As a...
Monday May 23, 2016 – Thursday May 26, 2016
Join 350+ of your industry colleagues to explore recent science and technology trends and discuss case studies of how companies have turned trends into new growth areas.
May 06, 2019
OVERVIEW: It’s 1880—should the son of a Pennsylvania farmer plan to take over the family farm, or move to Pittsburgh for a job in the new steel mills? It’s 1980—should a Pittsburgh high school...
How to establish a managerial career ladder and a technical career ladder.
May 14, 2008
Founder and President of DEKA Research and Development Corporation Recognized for Stellar Contributions to the R&D Industry Boca Raton, FL - For inspiring creativity at DEKA, focusing on...
October 14, 2005
October 14, 2005 Ned Crabb Letters Editor Wall Street Journal wsj.ltrs@wsj.com Dear Editor: As the organization that has worked to enhance the effectiveness of industrial research since 1938, we were...
Background | User Guide | Program Contents | Stakeholders | List of Metrics 1. Metric Definition An evaluation of overall climate in an R&D organization, especially the extent to which it is...
What percentage of projects in a typical innovation portfolio are successfully commercialized? Has anything been published recently that benchmarks the percentage of innovation portfolio projects...
December 07, 2020
2021 Annual Conference Call for Presentations The Innovation Research Interchange is accepting proposals for the 2021 Virtual Annual Conference, Innovation for the Next Normal. The program will draw...
June 29, 2020
INNOVATION NEWS HEADER.png Restrictions leave US travelers high and dry In downtown Buffalo, New York, crossing the border into Ontario, Canada, used to be as easy as driving one mile across the...