Professional Development
Professional Development Program offers dynamic and diverse learning programs on innovation discipline based on B2B real-world experiences that happen today with tomorrow’s foresight. Our program offers all facets of business: leadership, continuous improvement, new product development, breakthrough innovation, and management.
Customized Training Workshops
Like many other business decisions, choosing training for your organization is strategic. As an alternative to the scheduled workshops, IRI professional development can customize training workshops to meet your team or organization’s specific needs based on your format and schedule preferences.
Shaping Innovation Leaders
Gain a competitive edge by equipping your high-potential innovation leaders with better business skills.
This intensive one-week course delivers the skills, concepts, language, and tools that innovation leaders need to make more effective strategic decisions and communicate those decisions to those in different business functions.
The Applied Innovation Certificates Program
The Applied Innovation Certificates Program is designed to support R&D and innovation professionals who want to deepen their understanding of key innovation topics and strengthen their ability to lead and contribute within dynamic and multifaceted innovation landscapes. These certificate opportunities are well suited for R&D professionals who are seeking to expand their innovation toolkit and gain a recognized certificate that reflects their commitment to innovation and continued professional development.
Upcoming Events
Open Innovation Roundtable
Open innovation sounds great in theory, but what does it take to make it work in practice? Join fellow IRI members each month for a roundtable discussion on open and co-innovation. This is an opportunity to benchmark and discuss shared…
WEDNESDAY 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Digitalization and AI Monthly Roundtable – June 2026
IRI members can join a monthly roundtable on digitalization and AI to share challenges, benchmark peers, and discuss practical uses across R&D, workflows, and digital twins. Contact Lee Green for the invitation.
THURSDAY 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Webinar: AI and Patents: Disclosure, Risk, and Best Practices
Join us for a conversation with Duane Morris partners Brian Pandya and Dan Tarr on how the rise of AI is reshaping patent strategy. We’ll cover what the USPTO is saying today, when (and whether) AI use should be disclosed,…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Webinar
Sustainability Monthly Roundtable
Join fellow IRI members each month for a roundtable discussion on sustainability and innovation. This is an opportunity to benchmark and discuss shared challenges. Don’t worry if you feel you don’t have anything to contribute right now; eventually you will!…
FRIDAY 12:00 pm
