October 05, 2020
DuPont’s digital transformation initiatives have created significant value for the company during the last 3 years. Ongoing efforts will further add value by embedding self-service capabilities...
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Wednesday March 17, 2021 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Business model innovation is difficult, but it is essential to capturing value from many innovations, especially as value migrates to digital business models. It is hard, however, to know where to...
Wednesday February 17, 2021 1:00pm – 4:30pm
All IRI events are broadcast in Eastern Standard Time Business experiments are at the heart of new business innovation. The point of conducting business experiments is to learn quickly about the...
October 05, 2020
IRI & Case Western Reserve University's Digital Futures 2020 virtual conference starts next week! Have you registered for Digital Futures ? This year's exclusive conference dedicated to...
September 28, 2020
Don't miss these exciting speakers at the Virtual Digital Futures 2020 Conference! and more! i101 Workshop: Organizational Issues in Managing Innovation : 4 spots left! Explore the challenges of...
Friday November 20, 2020 12:00pm – 1:00pm
The pandemic has changed the calculations that organizations use to determine their on-site and remote staffing. Hear how other organizations are determining their staffing, particularly how they are...
July 01, 2020
News and Analysis of the Global Innovation Scene Pandemic Spotlights AI’s Rising Role in Health Care By Renee Stern EU Scientists Unite Against Corona By John Blau An Engine of Innovation By Peter...
September 02, 2020
Pandemic Fuels New Interest in Smart Buildings - Renee Stern Bill Seeks to Expand NSF - Peter Gwynne Europe’s Potential Raw-Materials Pandemic - John Blau Replacing Rare Earths - Manny Frishberg...
September 02, 2020
As I write this, the world is on the downhill side of its first pandemic in 100 years. In the 6 months that the coronavirus has raged around the world, it has infected more than 9 million people and...
September 02, 2020
My original plan was to become a car designer. I studied industrial design and engineering, and that’s where I discovered the power of three-dimensional (3D) printing, back in 2004. I was amazed by...
September 02, 2020
Jim Euchner [JE]: You and Karim Lakhani just published Competing in the Age of AI . You say that AI [artificial intelligence] is creating a radically new operating model for firms—one with remarkable...
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...
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
Many companies now integrate agile innovation processes, including sprints, Lean startup, scrum, and design thinking, into their traditional structured gating processes. Companies have had promising...
September 02, 2020
Global scientific collaboration to find a vaccine is not enough to end the pandemic. International cooperation is also necessary to produce a successful vaccine affordably and distribute it equitably...
September 02, 2020
Cross-functional integration is vital to help new product development initiatives succeed. We conducted a qualitative study of the new product development process for electrified cars with a focus on...