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September 5, 2019

Leading Innovation – IRDG National Conference, Kilkenny: 22nd October 2019

We’ll hear from executive coach and keynote Barry O’Reilly as he breaks down a transformative framework that shows leaders how to rethink their strategies, retool their capabilities, and revitalize their businesses for stronger, longer-lasting success.…

September 5, 2019

Best practice visit to Boston Scientific, Galway: 23rd October 2019

The pioneer of lean best practice visits in Ireland, the ICBE, is organising a visit that is open to members and non-members alike. Member cost is €100 per person (to be donated to local charity).…

July 24, 2019

Tech tip: Run Charts

A picture paints a thousand words. In this video we introduce the run chart – a simple graphical representation of process observations. Enjoy! Click to view the video.

July 24, 2019

Deliver on time – or else!

As a customer of Amazon’s Prime service, that guarantees delivery within 1, 2 or 3 days, I am fascinated by the sophisticated interrelated processes that enable the giant retailer to perform so well to customer…

July 24, 2019

Minitab launches version 19

In early June 2019, Minitab announced the launch of Minitab, version 19 and it is now available to download. Some of the new features in Minitab version 19 include the ability to analyse larger data…

June 14, 2019

Design Thinking Ireland Conference: 25th June 2019 (Croke Park, Dublin)

At Design Thinking Ireland 2019 you will hear directly from McKinsey and learn how they tracked the design practices of 300 publicly listed companies over a five-year period in multiple countries and industries. One of…

June 13, 2019

The IDA celebrate 70 years in Ireland

Last April, The American Chamber of Commerce in Ireland helped to celebrate the IDA’s 70 years in business by presenting the IDA with a Special Recognition Award. CEO Martin Shanahan received the award on behalf…

June 12, 2019

Basic Descriptive Statistics (Tech Tip)

Confused about the exact meaning of measures of dispersion? This video shows all you ever wanted to know about standard deviation, and were afraid to ask. Enjoy!

May 10, 2019

Enterprise Ireland Agile Innovation fund: Regional events (May/June 2019)

Enterprise Ireland’s R&D Core Unit is hosting a number of regional events on the new Agile Innovation, Research and Development funding programmes. Click HERE for a list of upcoming regional events.

May 8, 2019

Critical Checks for Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare (Tech Tip)

Is your data reliable enough to identify the root cause of impurities? Register now for this Minitab webinar on Thursday May 9th 2019.