Driving the innovation pipeline for impact remains a top priority for IRI members as organizations look to turn ideas into measurable results. Breaking down organizational siloes is critical to accelerating the pipeline, enabling faster decision-making and stronger cross-functional collaboration. At the same time, leaders are focused on building the right mix of projects—and measuring that mix effectively—to balance near-term wins with long-term growth. Powering innovation through open and co-innovation expands access to new ideas and capabilities, while scaling platform innovations helps organizations move beyond one-off successes to sustained, repeatable impact.
IRI has and continues to address these issues in whitepapers, video presentations, community forum surveys, RTM journal articles, and webinar recordings, accessible through our Resource Center.
Transformational:
Dawn of Digital Roadmapping (RTM journal article)
Idle Asset Hunters—The Secret of Multi-sided Platforms (RTM journal article)
The Challenge of Horizon 2: Implications for Effective Opportunity Development (whitepaper)
New-Product Portfolio Management with Agile (RTM journal article)
How Exxon Mobile Initiates, Manages, and Supports, Open Innovation (podcast)
Engaging with Innovation Ecosystems: Thought Leader Interview with Michael Holman: Podcast
Agile Design Hardwired into 150-year-old Food Company (RTM journal article)
Agile Innovation in a Manufacturing Company: How Tetra Pak Evolved Its Product Development Process (RTM journal article)
Growth:
The Innovation Transition Roadmap: A Practical Tool for Navigating the Exploration–Exploitation Divide (RTM journal article)
The Evolution of an Innovation Capability (RTM journal article)
The Future of Open Innovation (RTM journal article)
Capitalizing on Emerging Technologies: A Path to Creating Opportunities in New Markets (RTM journal article)
Strategies to Improve Portfolio Management of New Products (RTM journal article)
Valuing Risky Projects with Real Options (RTM journal article)
Risk Analytics for Innovation Projects (RTM journal article)
Innovation Project Risk Analytics: A Preliminary Finding (RTM journal article)
Innovation ROI Best Practices (RTM journal article)
Comparing Outside-In, Inside-Out, and Coupled Open Innovation Knowledge Flows (RTM journal article)
Foundational:
Long-Term R&D Strategy and Planning (RTM journal article)
Developing a Long-Term R&D Strategy in an Increasingly Changing World (RTM journal article)
Breaking Away: An Innovation Model for Sustainable Growth (RTM journal article)
Serial Innovators: How Individuals Create and Deliver Breakthrough Innovations in Mature Firms (RTM journal article)
Integration of Intellectual Property Strategy with Innovation Strategy (RTM journal article)
Innovation Portfolio Architecture (RTM journal article)
Innovation Portfolio Architecture—Part 2: Attribute Selection and Valuation (RTM journal article)
What’s the right/best innovation organizational structure for our business? (whitepaper)
Innovation Dashboard Metrics (report and webinar recording)
Maximizing Return on Innovation Investment (RTM journal article)
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