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
Webinar: Lessons Learned from a Dynamic Partnership: Revolutionizing Paint Shops with a “cold” Laser Curing Oven
Whirlpool Corporation, PPG and IPG Photonics, winners of IRI’s 2026 Innovation Excellence Award for Open Innovation, partnered to develop and validate a laser-based curing platform designed to replace energy-intensive thermal ovens in industrial powder coating operations. By combining IPG’s laser…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Case Study Workshop: Achieving Organizational Fitness in the Digital Age
Workshop helps manufacturers improve innovation returns by identifying stronger product opportunities and making disciplined portfolio funding decisions. Attendees gain practical tools, AI-supported gates, and a certificate option.
MONDAY 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Webinar: Award Winning Insights – From “Know-It-All” to “Learn-It-All”: DuPont & Qnity’s Lean Innovation Culture Journey
Join us for an interview with the winners of this year’s IRI Innovation Excellence Award for Outstanding Innovative Culture, Sharlene Williams of DuPont and Lindsey Karpowich of Qnity. In this conversation, you’ll hear how these companies transformed innovation into a…
THURSDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Innovation Excellence Roundtable Series
A recurring virtual roundtable for IRI members focused on innovation process, speed, and organizational excellence. One signup covers every session in the series.
WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
