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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
2026 R&D Trends Forecast
Results from the Innovation Research Interchange’s Annual Survey Data from this year’s survey show optimism for 2026 and a positive view for future years, with substantial increases forecasted for digitization and new business initiatives. Since 1984, the Innovation Research Interchange (IRI) has surveyed R&D and innovation leaders about their actual activity and R&D budgets for […]
RTM Publication
R & D, Trends, Survey
01/20/2026
Stewart Mehlman et al.
From Ambition to Action: Why We Need New Toolkits to Operationalize Sustainability
In “From Ambition to Action: Why We Need New Toolkits to Operationalize Sustainability,” Yat Ming Ooi argues that while sustainability has become a core pillar of modern business strategy, practitioners in innovation and R&D are still missing the practical tools needed to turn ambition into action. Leaders are fluent in the why of sustainability—net zero, […]
RTM Publication
Science, Enhance Sustainability
01/20/2026
Yat Ming Ooi
Robotics, Art, and the 100,000-Year Data Gap
“Robotics, Art, and the 100,000-Year Data Gap” is an interview in which Jim Euchner speaks with roboticist-artist Ken Goldberg about why robotics progress looks so different from the recent “ChatGPT moment” in generative AI. Goldberg’s central point is that robotics faces a massive training-data shortage compared to LLMs: we have enormous amounts of text and […]
RTM Publication
Science, Artificial Intellegence
01/20/2026
Ken Goldberg et al.
The Innovation Transition Roadmap: A Practical Tool for Navigating the Exploration–Exploitation Divide
Organizations often excel at exploring new ideas within dedicated innovation units but struggle to integrate these solutions into their core business. This “last mile” challenge limits the return on innovation investments. To address this issue, we introduce the Innovation Transition Roadmap, a visual and practical tool designed to help innovation leaders and managers in planning […]
RTM Publication
Innovation, Roadmapping
01/20/2026
Vivian Marcello S. Lima et al.
How PPG Enables Sustainability-Driven Innovation Through Corporate Entrepreneurship
In 2023, PPG, a global leader in coatings and specialty products, launched its Enterprise Growth Strategy, which included a vision to be the first-choice partner to meet customers’ evolving needs for innovative paints, coatings, and surface solutions. Technology leadership has always been a key enabler for the company. After reviewing fourteen of PPG’s most commercially […]
RTM Publication
Enhance Sustainability
01/20/2026
Edward F. Rakiewicz et al.
A Framework to Map Corporate Intellectual Property Capabilities in Large Tech Organizations: Lessons from Airbus
Complex technological organizations must strategically manage their intellectual property (IP) to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. To do this, they need to develop corporate IP capabilities that align with their overall innovation strategy. In this article, we present a framework for categorizing and visually representing corporate IP management capabilities, helping managers assess, monitor, benchmark, and enhance […]
RTM Publication
IP Management
01/20/2026
Punyapat Saksupapchon et al.
Plants’ New Frontier as Molecular Farming Biofactories
This article explores how biotechnology is transforming plants into “biofactories” through molecular farming—engineering crops to produce animal proteins and pharmaceutical compounds. Instead of relying on animals, cell cultures, or energy-intensive bioreactors, companies are using plants like rice, soy, potatoes, and oats to grow proteins such as casein for dairy, egg proteins, and even therapeutic drugs. […]
RTM Publication
Enhance Sustainability
01/20/2026
Renee Stern
How Astronomy Targets More Than Stars
“How Astronomy Targets More Than Stars” reframes astronomy as far more than the study of distant galaxies, arguing that it is a quiet but powerful engine of everyday innovation and human development. Drawing on examples from telescope engineering and space research, the article shows how technologies originally built to observe the universe now underpin modern […]
RTM Publication
Science
01/20/2026
Peter Gwynne
Military or Civilian? Europe’s Pivot on the ‘Dual-Use Dilemma’
“Military or Civilian? Europe’s Pivot on the ‘Dual-Use Dilemma’” examines how rising geopolitical tension and “hybrid war” tactics—ranging from drone incursions and cyberattacks to sabotage and disinformation—are reshaping Europe’s approach to innovation. Faced with growing threats from Russia, uncertainty about the transatlantic alliance, and competition from China, European leaders are dismantling a decades-old firewall between […]
RTM Publication
Managing Emerging Technologies
01/20/2026
Cathrin Schaer
The Mutable Moment
“The Mutable Moment” argues that today’s business environment represents one of history’s rare periods of deep discontinuity—on par with the rise of globalization, the internet, or mobile connectivity—when old assumptions collapse and new competitive landscapes emerge. Drawing on examples like GE, Intel, Airbnb, and Samsung, Christian Crews shows that moments of uncertainty are not just […]
RTM Publication
Business Model Innovation
01/20/2026
Christian Crews