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Orchestrating Networks for Radical Innovation: The Moderating Effect of Network Routines
While innovation networks facilitate radical innovation, they also introduce coordination challenges, conflicting goals, and management inefficiencies. This study examines how firms can proactively orchestrate their networks to address these issues. Using survey data from 374 Chinese firms, we find that two orchestration mechanisms, knowledge mobility and innovation appropriation, have significant positive effects on radical innovation, […]
RTM Publication
Innovation
03/03/2026
Robin Kleer
AI Powers Agriculture 4.0
This article examines how artificial intelligence is driving the next phase of agricultural innovation, often described as Agriculture 4.0. It explains how AI, sensors, machine vision, drones, satellites, and other digital tools are helping farmers and agricultural researchers improve productivity, reduce waste, and respond more effectively to challenges such as climate change, labor shortages, disease, […]
RTM Publication
Innovation
03/03/2026
Robin Kleer
AI: Let’s Get Physical
This article examines the rise of physical AI as the next major stage in industrial automation, moving beyond traditional rule-based robotics toward systems that can perceive, interpret, and respond to changing real-world conditions. It explains how advances in sensors, simulation, digital twins, edge computing, and vision-language-action models are enabling machines to operate more autonomously and […]
RTM Publication
Innovation, Artificial Intellegence
03/03/2026
Robin Kleer
Skin Deep
This article explores how surface-based innovations are being used to address major global challenges, including climate change, water scarcity, carbon capture, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It highlights advances in radiative cooling paints, moisture-harvesting coatings, algae-infused surfaces, and antimicrobial nanomaterials that can improve energy efficiency, reduce emissions, generate fresh water, capture carbon dioxide, and limit the spread […]
RTM Publication
Enhance Sustainability
03/03/2026
Manny Frishberg
Where Are All the CFOs?
This article argues that chief financial officers are too often absent from the front lines of innovation and tend to approach investment decisions as detached financial gatekeepers rather than active collaborators in shaping innovation strategy. It suggests that overreliance on traditional financial tools, short-term return metrics, and familiar frameworks can cause finance leaders to undervalue […]
RTM Publication
Creating a future-ready workforce
03/03/2026
Randall S. Wright
Making AI Make Sense: Explainable AI for Trustworthy Intelligence
This article provides an overview of explainable AI as a critical foundation for trustworthy, ethical, and accountable artificial intelligence. It examines why organizations can no longer rely on opaque “black box” systems in high-stakes settings and highlights the growing importance of making AI decisions understandable to different stakeholders. The piece reviews key concepts, methods, and […]
RTM Publication
Creating a future-ready workforce
03/03/2026
Randall S. Wright
Tammarrian Rogers: From Tinkering to Inclusive Tech Entrepreneur
This profile highlights Tammarrian Rogers’s journey from a hands-on, curiosity-driven childhood to a leadership career in engineering and inclusive technology. It traces her path through electrical engineering and physics, graduate study at Stanford, and a long career in quality engineering and product development at Microsoft and Snap, where she ultimately became the company’s first Director […]
RTM Publication
Innovation
03/03/2026
Tammarrian Rogers
Building AI-Driven Products: A strategic & practical blueprint for Innovation Leaders
Presentation with Nitish Gupta February 2026 For innovation leaders, AI is no longer a luxury, it is a competitive necessity. However, traditional product frameworks often fail to account for the unique complexities of data dependencies and algorithms. This webinar introduces a blueprint for practitioners to define and design AI-driven product features. Webinar Slides Dr. Nitish Gupta […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, R&D, Artificial Intellegence
02/26/2026
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – How are you using AI insights to guide decision-making?
A: How are you using AI insights to guide decision-making? 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 an IRI member: We have started integrating AI insights into our dashboards and analytics and are trying to ensure that we […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Artificial Intellegence
02/20/2026
Innovation Research Interchange
Building an AI Intelligence Layer for R&D
Presentation with Steve Hafif February 2026 AI Is no longer optional for R&D. Join us for a discussion on how AI is accelerating early-stage research, reducing downstream risk through richer context, and compounding its impact when paired with well-organized internal knowledge.For innovation leaders, AI is no longer a luxury, it is a competitive necessity. Slides coming soon! Steve […]
Audio Presentation/Podcast
Innovation, R&D, Artificial Intellegence
02/19/2026
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – What documentation do you require to start a project?
A: What documentation do you require to start a project? 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 an IRI member: We are looking to improve the way we document projects, starting with how new ideas are turned into formal projects. We would […]
Survey (Community Forum)
Project Management
02/13/2026
Innovation Research Interchange
Community Forum – Which patent or IP intelligence platform does your organization rely on most?
A: Which patent or IP intelligence platform does your organization rely on most? 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 an IRI member: We are evaluating patent search and IP intelligence platforms and want to learn from […]
Survey (Community Forum)
IP Management
02/06/2026
Innovation Research Interchange