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IRI was proud to welcome these 14 new members in 2015:

 

 

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Reporting on the research conducted by IRI members and RTM contributors over the years, IRI's Greg Holden explores the best practices in rewarding and retaining top technical talent in R&D organizations in IRI's Flashpoint, concluding that:

"Managers are on the front lines of this balancing act [retaining tech employees]. Know your people, know what they are good at, know what they are bad at, and know what they want. Successful retention of staff, technical or otherwise, starts with management."

John Bacon CEO iP2Biz

Detailing the most common mistakes and misapprehensions surrounding the implementation of lean startup in large organization's, John Bacon, CEO of iP2Biz, contributed great advice to IRI's membership in a guest article on IRI's Flashpoint.

His advice covers a range of areas, explaining why companies shouldn't depend on traditional marketing teams to drum up contacts and customers; why aggregating Lean Startup into the stage gate process is a huge mistake; and, how adherence to an existing business model kills most innovation, among many other nuggets of great wisdom.

Jules Blake, IRI Board Chairman (1979-1981), passed away on the morning of December 2.

A long-time contributor and supporter of IRI and its diverse membership, Jules will be sorely missed.

Share your memories of Jules by signing the

Come hear Jeff Alexander of SRI International deliver a talk on the progress, discoveries, and project plan of IRI's Digitalization Big Data team.

Jeff Alexander

Associate Director

Research & Analytics

SRI International

Wednesday

Dec. 9, 2015

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

1307 New York Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20005