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Innovative Upskilling: How Eastman and A. O. Smith Are Shaping Workforce Development
This report highlights best practices for employee upskilling, essential for organizations aiming to stay competitive and drive innovation. Drawing on the Spring 2024 IRI Community Forum survey, it examines upskilling trends across industries and presents insights from leading companies. Case studies of Eastman Chemical Company and A. O. Smith Corporation illustrate how robust upskilling programs, […]
Report
Knowledge Transfer, Create a future-ready workforce, Survey
09/13/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How do you manage the barrage of signals, information, and opportunities that you identify?
A: How do you manage the barrage of signals, information, and opportunities that you identify? From the member who submitted the survey: We are looking to better manage the influx of signals, information, and opportunities that come our way and figure out the most effective ways to communicate this information with stakeholders. Thank you to […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Business Model Innovation, Improving the innovation pipeline
09/13/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
RTM: In Their Own Words: Accelerate Innovation Through Early-Stage Experimentation
A conversation in which the authors present a 5-step model designed to help managers become more adept at early-stage experimentation. They will also discuss specific practices around what is being tested, how it is being tested, and what is learned.
Presentation
Leading Innovation Organizations, Improving the innovation pipeline, Strategic Planning, Process Improvement
09/05/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
RTM: Amazon Working Backwards (AWB) Approach with Aylin Ates and Kumuda Suppayah
Learn How You Can Apply the Amazon Working Backwards (AWB) Approach.
Presentation
Customer Insight, Innovation, Business Model Innovation, Employee Innovation, Leadership Assessment
08/22/2024
Innovation Research Interchange et al.
Rhetorical or Genuine Slack Time? Temporal Attributes, Barriers, and Outcomes of Slack Time
This study examines the temporal attributes, barriers, and outcomes of slack time in R&D organizations. The study findings indicate that slack time has a waved occurrence, organically arising from downtimes in core work and uptimes in personal creativity. Endemic overcommitment of employees and high perceived opportunity costs prevent slack time from being used effectively in […]
RTM Publication
R&D, Innovation
08/19/2024
Heidi M. Bertels
Getting the ‘Why, What, and How’ Right About Your Metaverse Strategy
The metaverse is widely expected to become the next generation of the Internet and to have a comparable business impact. Thus far, however, many companies have experienced significant challenges and disappointments with the metaverse. This article introduces a method for companies to create a metaverse strategy and to ask the right managerial questions to move […]
RTM Publication
Strategic Planning
08/19/2024
IRI
Innovation ROI Best Practices
Many companies struggle to measure their innovation return on investment (ROI). ROI is complex and innovation has many inputs, outputs, stakeholders, and milestones. While it is not feasible to have measurements down to the exact dollar, companies need to have a solid understanding of their innovation spending, investments, and ROI to be able to manage, […]
RTM Publication
Innovation, R&D
08/19/2024
Greg Lemmon
Why Firms Need to Manage Their Innovation Partners Based on Their Motivation
Firms are increasingly conducting innovation jointly with external partners so they can achieve innovations they could not achieve alone. This approach reduces investments and opens up novel opportunities, but it also highlights the importance of managing and selecting the proper partners. We identified three partner types: Free Riders, Passengers, and Copilots. According to our research, […]
RTM Publication
Alliances and Collaborations, Innovation
08/19/2024
Bernhard Lingens
Making Big Bets
A Conversation with John Rossman John Rossman was an early executive at Amazon. He played a key role in launching and running two businesses at Amazon and became immersed in its culture and its practices. He has since applied and extended what he learned into many other corporate contexts. A key finding is that the […]
RTM Publication
Innovation
08/19/2024
Jim Euchner et al.
3D-Printed Lithium-Ion Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries dominate modern technology, powering everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. However, they face challenges like degradation, safety risks, and high production costs. Solid-state batteries, which replace liquid electrolytes with safer solid alternatives, offer potential improvements in energy density, charging speed, and lifespan. Companies like Sakuú, Blackstone Technology, and Photocentric are pioneering the use […]
RTM Publication
3D printing
08/19/2024
Manny Frishberg
Cleaning Up the Final Frontier
A teenager in Naples, Florida, discovered that a piece of space debris from the International Space Station had crashed through his home, highlighting the growing issue of space junk. With over 30,000 large debris pieces orbiting Earth, the risks to satellites and infrastructure are increasing. Companies like Astroscale and Clearspace are developing innovative solutions, such […]
RTM Publication
Enhance Sustainability, 3D printing, Innovation
08/19/2024
Tim Hornyak
Machine Customers
The concept of the “machine customer” envisions a future where intelligent software and devices make purchasing decisions autonomously, transforming how businesses operate. These machine customers will meticulously compare prices, analyze data, and even negotiate, bypassing traditional marketing strategies that appeal to human emotions. Companies will need to adapt by focusing on data quality, product performance, […]
RTM Publication
Innovation, Artificial Intellegence
08/19/2024
Roger Smith