April 30, 2019
Together, the IRI and a group of faculty from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s business school and Babson college have examined how large mature companies manage for Breakthrough Innovation. The...
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April 30, 2019
The Carnegie Mellon Corporate Startup Lab has a developed a new project course where sponsoring companies work directly with students to explore the companies’ innovative ideas. In this express...
May 01, 2019
One of the most complex and expensive objects ever made is a Lab that fewer than 300 people have ever seen. The US National Laboratory on the International Space Station is just that, a Laboratory...
May 01, 2019
A.I. can be used to dramatically improve the efficiency and impact of decision processes. The latest generation of AI tools can also be used to transform key aspects of a business model, creating...
April 30, 2019
The presentation discussed how to make new business happen in established corporations. The talk reviewed the principles of lean startup; identify the reasons that lean startup methods are difficult...
April 30, 2019
Companies must simultaneously sustain core businesses and develop new high growth businesses. Few manage this tension effectively. We present a case study and process model describing the...
May 01, 2019
No company can maintain a leadership position in every knowledge domain that is potentially relevant to its businesses, making collaboration an essential innovation competency. Yet most partnerships...
May 01, 2019
Steve Moskowitz, of Entegris reviewed Entegris’ history with IRI over the past 5 years and focused on how they have leveraged IRI to bring value back to the company. He will talk about Stage-Gate and...
May 01, 2019
Formulating and securing funding for long-term strategy in R&D is one of the more difficult challenges facing a leader. Gaining insights into where to invest and then justifying those investments...
April 30, 2019
Building a smart city through public-private partnership is a lot like having a pot luck dinner where academia is the host. As in any potluck, each person brings their specialty meal to the table...
May 01, 2019
Health and wellness can now be scientifically quantified, allowing us to view human biology through a very different lens in the 21st century than we did in previous ones. This keynote session will...
May 01, 2019
With the globally rising electrification & digitization of platform-level technologies, many R&D teams struggle with the overwhelming need to remain current – and keep their stakeholders...
May 20, 2019
What’s the difference between portfolio reporting and portfolio management? What tools are most effective for determining what you should plan to work on in the future? This talk focuses on how to...
May 01, 2019
Can Lean StartUp and Waterfall approaches to new product development exist in the same development project, or are they mortal enemies? What can be used together, possibly resulting in a new approach...
May 20, 2019
FedEx has introduced a large number of digital processes to improve their speed and effectiveness in moving physical products around the globe. Ted Dengel will introduce attendees to these new...
May 01, 2019
A.I. can be used to dramatically improve the efficiency and impact of decision processes. The latest generation of AI tools can also be used to transform key aspects of a business model, creating...