October 17 IRI Member Update

Registration is now open for the Shaping Innovation Leaders executive management course, May 13-19 in Evanston, Illinois. This intensive program is designed to enhance the business skills of your promising R&D managers and give your business a competitive edge. 

Register Now

Shaping Innovation Leaders was created by the IRI in partnership with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Register your high-potential R&D leaders today. Space is limited, and last year’s program sold out well in advance. As an IRI member, you receive $2,000 off each registration.

The IRI Virtual i101 Bootcamp Part 1 and Part 2 workshops are designed to introduce topics of managing corporate innovation. In it, the participants will learn both the essential tools for managing innovation and how to deal with organizational issues. 

This course is designed for both researchers who have recently assumed a team leadership role and for individual contributors who seek to lead an innovation team in the future. It is designed for those who want to broaden their knowledge of innovation management and to learn more about the practical aspects of key innovation topics and tools. It is also appropriate for an innovation team member who wants to develop a broader understanding of innovation practices. This course can be viewed as a springboard to the participant’s professional advancement. 



October 18th, 1pm – 5pm EST

Virtual i101 Bootcamp: Part 1: Essential Tools for Managing Innovation 

Member $295 /Non-member $395

October 26^th, 1pm-5pm EST

Virtual i101 Bootcamp: Part 2: Organizational Issues in Managing Innovation 

Member $295 /Non-member $395

Here is your chance to lead the leading Innovation Organization

IRI is accepting nominations for the Board of Advisors. Board members will serve for a three-year term setting the strategic direction of IRI. If you know of someone who would be a great candidate or if you would be interested in serving yourself, contact Ed Bernstein at ebernstein@nam.org. Nominations are accepted through October.

DE&I Community

Thursday, November 10, 12pm ET

Veterans Day Panel – Sean Bruce (Hess), Perezam Takouda (Cargill), and Scott Ponsor (Barone Consulting/DARPA)

IRI honors Veterans Day with this fantastic panel of veterans brought together to discuss:

• Barriers that impede a smooth transition from military to civilian employment;
• Key skills that are developed in the military;
• Ways that veterans’ experience can help them in industry roles; and
• Steps that organizations can take to make themselves more attractive to veterans.

DxCommunity

Thursday, November 17, 12pm ET

Thought Leader Interview on Digital Twins with Don Kinard, Lockheed Martin

Focus: 

• Defining digital twins;
• Use cases at Lockheed Martin;
• Building trust in digital twins and their capabilities;
• Creating and maintaining the infrastructure needed for effective digital twins, especially in legacy companies; and
• Maintaining cybersecurity while using digital twins. 

Community Forum

The Community Forum is an opportunity to ask questions and have the IRI community reply with their viewpoint or experience. Whether you are looking for advice on planning an engaging meeting or wondering what digital tools can help you share your IP, an IRI member has advice to share! All the responses are compiled and sent out in an email to members within three business days. Contact Kathy Hillegas to submit your question today.

Click here to see what IRI members have done to effectively brainstorm virtually, and check out other Community Forum surveys in the Resource Center!

IRI/Babson R&D in the Next Normal Project Update

October 18 Noon ET

This roundtable in the series will take a deep dive into recent survey results and an update on Babson’s research into R&D organizations’ challenges and adaptations in the ‘next normal’.

Fall Networks Conference cancellation

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2022 in-person Fall Networks Conference has been cancelled. We hope to see everyone at our 2023 Spring Networks Conference on March 13-15 in Charlotte, NC. Registration will open in early November and we will announce the agenda later this month. IRI is currently working to incorporate some of the Network agendas into future Coffee Houses and Webinars.

2023 IRI Annual Conference Call for Presentations Open Through Nov 9

IRI’s 2023 Annual Conference will convene at The Logan in downtown Philadelphia on May 22-25. This event will explore the future of innovation through the lens of “connectivity” across four focus areas: technology, people, ideas, and communities. Visit our website to learn more about the conference topics, theme, and submission requirements. Submissions are welcome from both members and non-members! Proposals will be reviewed and selected by the IRI Program Advisory Group in mid-November, and our conference agenda will be announced in early December. 

Please contact Mallory Smith (msmith@nam.org) for more information about the submission and review process or content scope.

Join Dan Adams in a tour of 50 two-minute videos that will completely change the way you think about B2B organic growth. Perfect for R&D leaders wishing to eliminate most commercial risk in new-product innovation… so they can concentrate on technical risk.

What is the IRI On-Demand Training Library? It is a variety of modules that address business, management, and leadership skills to offer convenience and flexibility of self-paced learning.