April 16, 2020
Dan Abramowicz, CTO of Crown Holdings, interviews FM Global's Vice President of Research, Lou Gritzo, about how the COVID-19 outbreak has impacted innovation at his company. https://www.pathlms.com/...
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COVID-19
Thursday June 04, 2020 11:00am
This webinar will examine practices for coping with isolation based on data from historic polar expeditions and the modern-day missions of the International Space Station. These lessons will look at...
Friday April 17, 2020 11:00am – Friday May 29, 2020 12:00pm
We will hold weekly 30 minute virtual check-ins for the next three weeks to discuss how COVID-19 is impacting digitalization. Here is the agenda for our first discussion: How have you used your...
April 10, 2020
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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...
September 05, 2019
As companies get larger, team sizes, and the geographic and social distance separating team members, expand. While it’s difficult to measure team effectiveness, it’s easy to measure growth, revenue,...
April 27, 2018
As our innovation funnels grow in size and/or complexity to achieve corporate growth ambitions, our program management teams must become more efficient with their time and finite resources. Therefore...
July 01, 2017
This paper describes LG Chem Research Park’s process of transforming a large, closed R&D center into a collaborative organization. Experiments with open innovation intermediaries unveiled...
July 01, 2008
Geographically distributed design teams have become crucial, yet a significant number fail to accomplish their objectives. The reason is that long distances and cultural differences compromise...
February 28, 2011
Keys to Lead Virtual Teams 1. Virtual Teams are Managed Opposite from Co-located Teams 2. Share a Well Understood Purpose 3. Clarify Expectations 4. Define Team Membership 5. Establish Roles and...
March 05, 2014
The Project: The ability to assemble effective virtual teams is essential in today’s global business environment. More than two-thirds of business professionals engage in virtual work. We explored...
September 16, 2014
Remote Access types; Policy and Practices; Key points to address https://www.pathlms.com/iri-learningcenter/events/485/slide_presentation... Fall 2014
September 16, 2014
Remote management is both a growing trend and a growing challenge. The virtual business model is a relatively new concept, with no hard-and-fast methods established for effectively managing and...
May 24, 2011
Virtual Teaming becomes more important as travel is restricted. What are some current companies doing? What best practices do they have to share? This working group will look at the best practices,...
March 01, 2015
I started my career in research as a chemist. I earned a PhD in polymer chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, and I worked for three years in research on polymer...