Kimberly-Clark’s Matrice Jackson relies on peer connections and current best practices to succeed in her role as director of research and engineering at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Jackson leads more than two dozen scientists and engineers focused on product innovation. Her career spans nearly 25 years and includes improvements to household brands such as Kotex ®, Kleenex ®, Scott ® and Viva ®.
Leaning in to the IRI helps Jackson stay ahead of the curve: "Because of the connections we’ve made through the IRI, we obtain best practices from other industries. In doing that, we strengthen our capability, which is what drives better successes," she explains.
Connect with innovation leaders, like Matrice Jackson, at this year’s Innovators Summit, October 2-4 in Atlanta. This valuable event will explore AI and sustainability as catalysts for innovation. Click below to view the agenda and reserve your place. Register by August 31 to save $300 with the early bird discount.
New technologies are disrupting industry after industry and are doing so at an increasing pace. No manager can understand deeply every emerging technology, but R&D managers need to be able to make decisions about what technologies to invest in, track those investments, and effectively communicate their importance to business leaders.
This hands-on workshop will include break-out exercises to work with the tools and techniques to improve participant understanding and is designed to enable managers to intelligently manage emerging technologies important to your businesses.
Roadmaps turn strategy into action. Learn to move from big opportunities to tangible roadmaps for growth. This workshop will cover common challenges in organizations and the different ways to overcome those challenges by keeping opportunity as the keystone to growth. Topics include Voice of the Ecosystem, Cross-functional alignment, Agility (and not just in IT), and more.
Research-Technology Management (RTM) is the flagship journal of the Innovation Research Interchange. Now in its 67th year of publication, RTM publishes articles for practitioners and academics working in innovation, R&D and technology management. RTM is published six times a year by Taylor & Francis (T&F). RTM publishes articles authored by practitioners and academics. We’re looking for RTM’s next Editor-in-Chief to continue to guide and grow the journal.
Water cooler conversations have been virtually impossible (pun intended) for over three years now. But were they even an effective way to get your teams collaborating in the first place? Owens Corning looked at their successful ERP model and wondered how they could parlay that effective collaboration into other parts of the business, including new product development. Collaboration hubs are their answer. They are working to bring everyone and every project into a transparent system to enhance knowledge and collaboration. Pete Weddington, IT Director at Owens Corning, will share their work on this as well as other innovative approaches they are taking to getting the word out about new tools and systems.
