June 20, 2020
The panel will present insights from academia and industry to share experiences into the effective management of global R&D with a focus on identifying the critical strategic, organizational, and...
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May 13, 2020
Starting in 2007, John Deere transformed from a single corporate R&D center NA to a global network of technology innovation centers supporting innovation and capability-building in each of the...
May 13, 2020
Listen to this case study about Crown's (the original maker of the bottle cap) funding for global operations, from former IRI Board Chair, Dan Abramowicz, CTO. The speaker has worked in Industrial R...
May 21, 2020
Before COVID-19, it was easy for many to ignore (at best) or push out (at worst) manufacturing from our cities and towns - zoning away industrial land, disinvesting in infrastructure and human...
May 18, 2020
R&D organizations often find themselves operating as internationally scattered siloes and undertake the globalization journey. This journey goes through four distinct phases with processes,...
June 22, 2020
INNOVATION NEWS HEADER.png Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose...
May 22, 2020
Behavior, business & social science research in corporate research & innovation. Logged in IRI members can access the slides here: https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/401/...
May 12, 2020
Sustainability goes beyond our environmental footprint, smart manufacturing practices, and renewable and responsible natural resource use. Our greatest contribution to making our world more...
June 16, 2020
Our organization is exploring new ways to work in agile teams as part of an R&D innovation platform. As part of the process, we are interesting in identifying a consultant that can help challenge...
June 15, 2020
A Message from IRI's President & Chair We Stand in Solidarity #BlackLivesMatter Over the past two weeks, IRI has stood in solidarity and remained absent from social media as a sign of respect. We...
June 12, 2020
Like a chain, leadership is only as strong as its weakest link. Therefore mastery and utilization of the best practices in each of these areas is essential for team success. Complete references for...
June 09, 2020
Do you ever feel like your teams are in motion, but not making progress? While big companies recognize their need to transform in response to rapidly changing markets and disruptive forces, they are...
May 26, 2020
This video & power point presentation is a description of ACOUSTIBuilt™ Innovation, how the R&D team was compiled, typical sprints & scrums and their results as well as the iterative...
Thursday July 16, 2020 12:00pm
Bob was named Senior Vice President – Chief Technology Officer at A. O. Smith in December 2010. He had served as Vice President of the Milwaukee-based research and engineering facility since February...
Thursday June 18, 2020 12:00pm
Youngjin is the Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professor of Entrepreneurship and professor of information systems in the Department of Design & Innovation at the Weatherhead School of...
June 12, 2020
We Stand in Solidarity #BlackLivesMatter Over the past two weeks, IRI has stood in solidarity and remained absent from social media as a sign of respect. We can no longer remain silent. We are...