September 12 IRI Member Update

This workshop is designed to enable managers to intelligently manage emerging technologies important to their businesses. It will include a discussion of the two sides of the challenge (technology readiness and market opportunity); tools that can be used to track the status of development; methods for projecting the timing of new capabilities; customer-centered approaches to identifying compelling new markets for emerging technologies; and practical approaches to building enough understanding to make intelligent investments.

Who should attend: The workshop is designed for those in innovation functions or within businesses who have responsibility for developing and bringing to market new technologies and new business concepts that leverage the technologies. It is useful both for practitioners and for those who manage the innovation or technology development function.

This workshop is designed to introduce risk management for R&D practitioners. Using insights from IRI studies, from the literature, and industrial experience, the workshop will allow the participants to understand and balance different types of risk on both an individual project and a project portfolio level.

Who should attend:

Individuals who are contributors to New Product Development (NPD) projects and those in innovation management roles such as project or portfolio managers. Job roles that will benefit from this training include those responsible for balancing R&D project portfolios and those accountable for forecasting and tracking “risk-adjusted” innovation metrics.

The workshop will focus on the pragmatics of managing creative people and building innovative organizations. It does not focus on technical management but rather on the range of skills a researcher or technical staff member needs to be both successful and fulfilled. These include: building relationships, addressing the common challenges of managing independent and creative staff, hiring for success in the organizational context, engaging people with widely varying motivations, approaches to mentoring, and helping people to manage their career paths.

Who should attend: The workshop is designed for those in innovation functions or within businesses who have responsibility for managing people. It is helpful for new managers and those interested in expanding their repertoire of practices. This course covers a broad range of business issues and can be viewed as a springboard to the participant’s professional advancement.

Be there as the innovation community comes together in person once again for the Digital Futures conference. This year’s event is all about leveling up your talent for digitalization.

How You Will Benefit

• Find out how to upskill your existing talent to combat the skills gap and worker shortage.
• Address timely topics, such as culture, diversity and inclusion, and employee mental health.
• Learn from the digital journeys of other organizations, such as Porsche.
• Connect face-to-face with innovation peers to share best practices and lessons learned.

Register Now

Digital Futures is hosted by the IRI in partnership with Case Western Reserve University, October 11-13 in Cleveland, Ohio. Register today to be there for all the in-person keynotes, workshops, case studies and networking events that can help you solve your talent challenges.

To register using your organization’s complimentary passes, please use your discount code found here.