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Resilience by Design: Building a Culture That Powers Innovation Through Risk
Organizational resilience is a prerequisite for sustained innovation, and it hinges on the ability to take informed, calculated risks. Organizations must move beyond risk avoidance and intentionally build a culture that embraces experimentation, tolerates intelligent failure and empowers teams to learn and pivot quickly. Drawing on Research-Technology Management articles and examples from IRI member companies […]
Report
Culture, Risk Management, Innovation
07/28/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Co-Innovation at the Edge: Powering AI-Driven Data Centers Through Trust and Partnership
Thought Leader Interview with Thomas Steen July 2025 Join us for an insightful conversation with Thomas Steen, CTO of Nortek Data Center Cooling, as he shares his journey from aerospace engineering to the world of data centers. Discover the challenges and innovations in cooling technologies that are essential for operating today’s massive data centers, vital […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, Artificial Intellegence, Enhance Sustainability
07/24/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How are you upskilling and planning for future digital skill needs?
A: How are you upskilling and planning for future digital skill needs? Please find below the responses to this week’s IRI Community Forum Survey. Thank you to those who took the time to add their input! We are looking to better understand how you are preparing your teams for a rapidly evolving landscape shaped by […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Digital Innovation, Digitalization, Managing Emerging Technologies
07/18/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Engaging with New Innovation Ecosystems
Thought Leader Interview with Michael Holman July 2025 Innovation hubs — incubators, accelerators, and other clusters — are playing an increasingly vital role in developing transformative technologies in fields like climate, circularity, and AI. How can corporate innovation teams engage effectively with these hubs? What role can they play in building the new ecosystems and […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, Product Development, Artificial Intellegence
07/17/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Reinventing R&D Knowledge Access & Management with AI
Thought Leader Interview with Steve Hafif June 2025 In this episode, Meetal Desai is joined by Steve Hafif, the CEO of Cypris, to explore the challenges and solutions in knowledge management for R&D teams. Steve shares his expertise on the integration of AI into research and development workflows, emphasizing the importance of clean data systems […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Knowledge Management, Knowledge Transfer, Artificial Intellegence
06/26/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Equipping Innovation Teams for Technology-Enabled Growth
View the briefing This Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) briefing highlights best practices for equipping teams to effectively adopt and apply new technologies. Insights were gathered through IRI’s Digitalization and AI Roundtables and case studies from member companies such as DuPont and Eastman, offering peer-tested strategies and real-world examples. The briefing focuses on training, employee engagement, […]
Infographic
Innovation, Improving the innovation pipeline, R&D, Performance Metrics, Innovation Metrics
06/20/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – What librarian tool do you use for R&D knowledge?
A: What librarian tool do you use for R&D knowledge? Please find below the responses to this week’s IRI Community Forum Survey. Thank you to those who took the time to add their input! We’re reevaluating the tool we use to organize and share R&D knowledge and want to see what others are using and […]
Survey (Community Forum)
R&D, Tools and Techniques
06/20/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How do you onboard and enable/accelerate productivity of Experienced New Hires?
A: How do you onboard and enable/accelerate productivity of Experienced New Hires? Please find below the responses to this week’s IRI Community Forum Survey. Thank you to those who took the time to add their input! We’re looking to learn how others successfully onboard and accelerate the productivity of experienced innovation hires. If you’ve cracked […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Talent Management
06/13/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
The Innovation Shift: From Products to Services and Customer Outcomes
Thought Leader Interview with Ali Bigdeli and Jim Euchner June 2025 In this session, we explored how businesses responded to economic volatility, mounting sustainability pressures, and evolving customer demands by moving beyond traditional product-based models. To stay competitive, many companies began innovating not only in what they offered, but in how they delivered value. We […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, Product Development, Customer Insight
06/12/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Innovation Education: Restarting Conversations about How We Teach, Educate, and Train Innovation Practitioners
In an era defined by rapid technological change and uncertainty, innovation practitioners must master both technical and nontechnical skills. This article calls for renewed collaboration between academia and industry to better align education with the realities of innovation, R&D, and technology management. The authors highlight the need to rethink how we teach creativity, problem-solving, and […]
RTM Publication
Innovation, Business Model Innovation, Employee Innovation
06/09/2025
Yat Ming Ooi et al.
Agile Innovation in a Manufacturing Company: How Tetra Pak Evolved Its Product Development Process
The article explains how Tetra Pak, a global manufacturing company, revamped its product development process (PDP) by transitioning from the traditional Stage-Gate model to a new innovative process that integrates Agile, Lean, Stage-Gate, the Scaled Agile Framework for enterprises (SAFe), and systems engineering methods. The design and implementation of the PDP at Tetra Pak offers […]
RTM Publication
Product Development, Innovation
06/09/2025
Robert G. Cooper et al.
Managing Generative AI for Strategic Advantage
The rapid emergence of generative AI technologies challenges managers to rethink their strategies for maintaining relevance in a fast-changing business landscape. In this article, we present a five-element management agenda for leading generative AI transformation. Our proposed agenda is based on interviews with 18 managing directors in Finland conducted between August and November 2024. The […]
RTM Publication
Artificial Intellegence
06/09/2025
Mika Ruokonen et al.