November 01, 2018
In my heart, I always knew that I would go into public service, that I needed to do something that was mission driven. I studied foreign service in college; after I graduated I taught English in the...
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December 11, 2018
With the unique aspects of how chemicals interface with R&D work, it provides some unique challenges in how we communicate hazards of small “lab scale” containers of chemicals/mixtures for...
March 13, 2019
The cycle has already begun and by the time you read this, it will be well under way. The Global Innovation Index led the way with the November release of its 2018 report, which, as David Branigan...
September 01, 2018
A Silicon Valley proverb says that we overpromise what we can deliver in three years and underestimate what we can do in ten. Nowhere has that been borne out more vividly than in the field of spray-...
July 01, 2019
Many years ago when I was an MBA student at the University of Chicago, I heard the famous Roman Weil, professor of accounting, tell a large gathering of students, “Accounting is the language of...
August 21, 2019
Featured Speakers: Simonsen Amber 200x200.png Amber Simsonsen Director, Guest Product Development & Delivery Alaska Airlines Bushnell Dennis 200x200.png Dennis Bushnell Chief Scientist NASA...
October 09, 2019
Technical Leader readiness is a gap found in many companies. We are looking to improve our existing development program which focuses on building the leadership skills necessary for top technical...
January 01, 2020
I started my career in IBM Research in New York, after getting my master’s degree in computer science. I spent the early part of my career on optimization algorithms to improve manufacturing systems...
March 23, 2020
Whether you ever aspired to telecommute or not, you’re now working from home. Perks? Say hello to a road rage free day, sweatpants or no shoes, if you prefer. Telecommuting also comes with a unique...
November 01, 1994
As im portant as are innovation, relevance to business strategy, metrics, and all the other issues that preoccupy R&D m anagers these days, there is a set of external issues that are equally im...
October 09, 2019
Due to the inherent uncertainties involved in creating new products, it is difficult to predict how long a given project will take. R&D organizations may become complacent when launch targets are...
Tuesday January 02, 2018
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1How do you stimulate education, creativity, and innovative thinking across an entire nation? In the 1880s, in a country just emerging from the destruction of the Civil War, one answer was to build...
The IRI Achievement Award, established in 1973, is given to honor outstanding accomplishment in individual creativity and innovation that contribute broadly to the development of industry and to the benefit of society.
October 15, 2014
Large companies have been able to grow by becoming proficient at developing products in their core for existing customers in known markets. Increasingly companies have sought new growth opportunities...
October 15, 2014
Innovation Culture ROR Stage: gathering and analyzing data This ROR is examining how culture within an organization can impact the level of innovation coming from it. This working group hypothesizes...
2005 - 2008 Deliverables Technology Value Program Description Often referred to as the “metrics” team, this team spent several years enhancing the Technology Value Program (TVP). TVP is a tool to...