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Community Forum – How do you build and prove the value case for cost savings without compromising quality or sustainability?
A: How do you build and prove the value case for cost savings without compromising quality or sustainability? 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 improve our approach to cost savings initiatives — from […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Enhance Sustainability
05/09/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – Have you conducted a global talent assessment?
A: Have you conducted a global talent assessment? 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 conduct an assessment of where our technical and engineering expertise is located globally. Please take a moment to share […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Talent Management, Leadership Assessment
05/02/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How do you approach licensing-in of technologies?
A: How do you approach licensing-in of technologies? 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 improve our licensing processes and would love to learn from others tackling the same challenges. If your team licenses-in […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Innovation, Managing Emerging Technologies
04/25/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Launch It Forward: An Entrepreneurial Path for Corporate Leaders to Commercialize Technologies
Thought Leader Interview with Colin Scott, Ellie Kim, & Nicole Mignacca Of Innventure April 2025 In this episode, we engage with Colin Scott, Nicole Mignacca, and Ellie Kim from Innventure, a leading firm renowned for transforming cutting-edge technology into successful market solutions. Join us as we explore Innventure’s unique approach to reducing risks and accelerating […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, Managing Emerging Technologies, Innovation Metrics
04/24/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How are you navigating fast-paced changes under the new Trump Administration?
A: How are you navigating fast-paced changes under the new Trump Administration? 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! As a U.S. manufacturer, we are navigating a rapidly changing policy landscape and want to better understand how R&D […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Innovation
04/18/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Co-Innovation in Action: Insights for Driving Collaborative Growth
Co-innovation enables organizations to collaboratively develop innovative solutions by leveraging shared resources, expertise, and insights. The process follows distinct stages—co-discovery, co-development, co-deployment, co-delivery, and co-dissemination—that enable collaboration from ideation to implementation. Effective co-innovation strategies involve engaging diverse stakeholders, leveraging technology ecosystems, building trust, and balancing short and long-term goals. This report synthesizes best practices from […]
Whitepaper
Innovation, Alliances and Collaborations
04/18/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How can we strengthen our risk management in early-stage innovation?
A: How can we strengthen our risk management in early-stage innovation? 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 committed to enhancing our approach to identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks in early-stage innovation. By early-stage innovation, we […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Innovation
04/11/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Navigating Extended Producer Responsibility: What’s Changing and What You Need to Know
Thought Leader Interview with Brad Molotsky & Lindsay Brown Of Duane Morris LLP April 2025 The latest episode of the IRI podcast dives deep into the pressing issues surrounding innovation, sustainability, and legal compliance in the manufacturing sector. Join Lee Green as she hosts an insightful session with Lindsay Brown and Brad Molotsky, partners at […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, Enhance Sustainability
04/10/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Adopting AI for NPD: A Strategic Roadmap for Managers
Despite growing interest, adoption of AI for new product development (NPD) remains low, largely due to poor execution, unclear business value, and high failure rates. To address this, Robert G. Cooper introduces the RAPID model—an end-to-end, stage-gated roadmap tailored for AI deployment in NPD. Inspired by proven technology development models, RAPID guides firms through vision […]
RTM Publication
Project Management, Technology Roadmapping
04/09/2025
Peter Gwynne
April Jeffries: Recognizing Human Stories for Growth
This personal reflection traces a journey from engineering at Procter & Gamble to leading a global team of qualitative researchers at IPSOS, united by a passion for understanding people. The author emphasizes that every business problem is ultimately a people problem—and true innovation comes from listening to real stories, especially from those on the margins. […]
RTM Publication
Artificial Intellegence, Digitalization
04/09/2025
Innovation Research Interchange
Blockchain and the Future of Tokenization
Once seen as overhyped, blockchain is now proving its value through real-world applications—from finance and energy to AI governance and digital content tracking. As businesses move from pilot projects to large-scale deployment, tokenization—the process of digitizing real-world assets—is emerging as blockchain’s most impactful use case. Companies like BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Franklin Templeton are already leveraging […]
RTM Publication
Digital Innovation
04/09/2025
Guy Bate
Open Innovation Ecosystems: Lessons from Shenzhen
The rapid adoption of generative AI (gen AI) in 2023 has ushered in a transformative era in various industries, as outlined by Jim Euchner in Research-Technology Management and further explored through various academic and professional articles. This column revisits gen AI’s integration into business strategies, emphasizing its evolution from experimental applications to a core strategic […]
RTM Publication
Open Innovation and Contests
04/09/2025
David Li et al.