Harnessing AI for Real World Impact

Harnessing AI for real-world impact is quickly becoming a strategic imperative for innovation leaders seeking measurable outcomes. When used as an innovation accelerant, AI can speed discovery, improve decision-making, and reduce risk across the pipeline. Achieving this impact requires intentional investment in the right talent, organizational structures, and technical infrastructure to support adoption at scale. Looking ahead, unlocking the potential of agentic AI offers new opportunities to move beyond assistance toward more autonomous, adaptive systems that can drive sustained innovation and value creation.

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:

Preparing for the Quantum Computing Revolution (RTM journal article)

Agentic AI Is Here—But Are We Ready? (RTM journal article)

Beyond the AI Pilot: Three Trends R&D Leaders Must Know to Prepare for 2026 (Audio Presentation/Podcast)

Envisioning the Future Using Generative AI—Implications for Corporate Foresight Practices (RTM journal article)

Staying at the Bleeding Edge of Digital Innovation (Podcast)

Unlocking Innovation: How Milliken’s R&D Digitized Lab Notebooks for Improved Knowledge Access (Podcast)

AI in Science (Podcast)

Growth:

Managing Generative AI for Strategic Advantage (RTM journal article)

A Strategic Roadmap for Corporate Excellence in AI (RTM journal article)

Accelerating Innovation Through Generative AI in Manufacturing Companies (Podcast)