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Community Forum – How long does it take you to launch a new product?
A: Community Forum – How long does it take you to launch a new product? From the member requesting the survey: We’re curious to understand how our timelines and success rates for bringing new products to market compare with others. How long does it typically take your organization to move from concept to commercial launch, […]
Survey (Community Forum)
New Product Development, Innovation
11/22/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How do you staff your IP function
A: How do you staff your IP function? 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! From the IRI member posing the survey: We are looking to understand how other companies handle the management of their IP portfolio, particularly […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Digitalization, IP Management
11/01/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – Tell us about your digitalization strategic plan.
A: Tell us about your digitalization strategic plan. This week’s Community Forum survey aimed to understand how organizations are enhancing their external technology strategies. By external technology, we refer to collaborating with entities outside the company—such as universities, government labs, consortia, or incubators—to solve market or customer challenges more efficiently, especially those that may be […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Digitalization, Strategic Planning
10/25/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How is your Fellow program structured?
A: How is your Fellow program structured? This week’s Community Forum survey seeks to explore how organizations structure their fellow programs, focusing on aspects such as career pathways, onboarding, and support systems. The member requesting the survey is particularly interested in understanding different approaches to mentorship, compensation, and the impact fellows have on organizational innovation […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Strategic Planning, Structure
10/11/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – Tell us about your digitalization strategic plan.
A: Tell us about your digitalization strategic plan. This week’s Community Forum survey explores how organizations are improving their approach to strategic planning for digitalization efforts. The Member company requesting the survey has found it challenging to create a strategic plan that provides adequate direction while remaining flexible enough to adapt to the fast pace […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Digitalization, Strategic Planning
09/27/2024
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
Community Forum – What tools do you use to stay up to date on regulatory information for your raw materials?
A: What tools do you use to stay up to date on regulatory information for your raw materials? This week’s Community Forum survey aims to gather insights on the tools used to stay updated on regulatory information for raw materials. We are particularly interested in identifying tools that help chemists access the most current regulatory […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Regulation, Tools and Techniques, Tools for success
07/26/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – What do you think will be the biggest game-changers in innovation and R&D over the next three years?
A: Community Forum – What do you think will be the biggest game-changers in innovation and R&D over the next three years? This Community Forum survey seeks to explore the most pressing innovation and R&D management challenges, identify critical skills for future success, and uncover emerging trends that will shape the environment in which we […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Knowledge Transfer, Improving the innovation pipeline, R&D, Innovation
07/19/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – What do your company’s upskilling and professional development efforts look like? (Part 1 of 2)
A: What do your company’s upskilling and professional development efforts look like? (Part 1 of 2) IRI is doing a study on current upskilling and professional development practices, aiming to understand the current state of practices in member companies. In Q3, we will release a full report showcasing best practices as well as profiles of […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Business Model Innovation, Improving the innovation pipeline
05/09/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – What do your company’s upskilling and professional development efforts look like? (Part 2 of 2)
A: What do your company’s upskilling and professional development efforts look like? (Part 2 of 2) IRI is doing a study on current upskilling and professional development practices, aiming to understand the current state of practices in member companies. In Q3, we will release a full report showcasing best practices as well as profiles of […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Business Model Innovation, Improving the innovation pipeline
05/09/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How can we improve how R&D and industrial design work together?
A: How can we improve how R&D and industrial design work together? An IRI member is looking to improve the way that industrial design and R&D work together. They appreciate the feedback that you have provided on how these groups work together in your organizations and the support that industrial designers receive. Thank you to […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Improve the Innovation Pipeline, Improving the innovation pipeline, Product Development, Industrial design
04/09/2024
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How do you measure your strategic portfolio?
A: How do you measure your strategic portfolio? An IRI member was looking to improve their organization’s decision-making processes. Members were asked to share their insights on risk assessment and KPIs like project success/failure rate and innovation portfolio health. The results of the survey are below. Community Responses What KPIs do you use to measure […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Improving the innovation pipeline, Enhancing sustainability, Leadership Assessment, Improve the Innovation Pipeline
04/05/2024
Innovation Research Interchange