March 01, 2018
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Innovation
August 17, 2017
How do you track R&D project execution performance? An IRI member organization would like to benchmark with peers to determine how your organization tracks execution performance. They are...
May 09, 2017
"Keoki's concept of building an adaptive R&D culture to empower these workers is an excellent example of applying cutting edge R&D management practices to a large, diverse, and complex R&D ecosystem."
We would like to benchmark the spending and impact of front-end-innovation and R&D. In order to be competitive in the market, many companies invest in R&D for new innovative products,...
Completed October 2017 Deliverables 2017 Member Summit Final Report Out Project Charter Statement of Opportunity ‘R&D’ and ‘innovation’ are often used interchangeably, but function differently...
Completed October 2017 IRI's 2017 Strategic Research Platform: Strategic Challenges in R&D Talent Management Following on from the IRI2038 Futures Study and the Digitalization and R&D...
Opening Keynote: Driving Motorola Solutions’ Digital Transformation with Innovation through Data Eduardo Conrado, Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation Office Paul Steinberg, Senior...
January 01, 2009
OVERVIEW: How to achieve a sustained competitive advantage that ensures long-term survival has become a major concern for managers of any company, but especially for managers of small and medium-...
November 01, 2010
Peter Grubstein is Executive Managing Director at NGEN Partners, a venture capital firm specializing in the “cleantech†sector. At IRI’s 2010 Annual Meeting, Peter spoke about the role of venture...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Industrial design is essential for the creation of products that satisfy user needs and aspirations and can be differentiated from the competition. However, most companies fail to reap the...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: Product and business innovation are integral to corporate growth. Insights into improving the design and development process can help achieve better innovation outcomes. We report the...
July 01, 2010
Most organizations now place a major emphasis on innovation as a pathway to corporate growth. The R&D manager is a central player in that effort, and not just to supervise the development of new...
May 01, 2010
Making the connection between innovation and strategy is among the most challenging aspects of managing a technology organization. Perhaps this is because making it work is so particular to the...
March 01, 2016
The discipline of design is both a powerful complement to existing models of innovation and a challenge for research/technology managers. It is increasingly recognized as a key source of competitive...
January 01, 2010
I was teaching an undergraduate math class in 1985 and decided to give the students a fun extra-credit assignment. “Find out what a googol is,†I told them. This was a time before the Internet and...
January 01, 2010
The fourth quarter of 2008 saw the start of the worst global recession since the 1930s. Yet, after dealing with the initial shock, companies went to work to prepare for the inevitable recovery...