Energy Transitions podcast: How utilities can leverage innovation to achieve technology breakthroughs

The energy transition is giving rise to innovation and technology advancements at an unprecedented pace and this is launching utilities into unknown territory.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Kim Getgen, chief executive and founder of InnovationForce, about how to navigate this unknown landscape in a strategic way that creates value for utilities.

Getgen also unpacks the necessary elements for an innovation ecosystem that will ultimately modernise technology, business processes and the future of work.

Be a part of the Industry Think Tank at Enlit Europe: Addressing the European Energy Transition’s Workforce Challenges

Listen to this episode to learn more about:

• How utilities can navigate bureaucracy and mitigate innovation risk;
• Avoiding the trap of continuous improvement;
• How to maximise available budgets;
• Establishing innovation mindsets and creative agility and overcoming status quo thinking;
• Achieving strategic alignment with the utility leadership;
• And understanding why the lack of collaboration between the US and Europe is a failed opportunity.

Kim Getgen will be moderating a panel at Enlit Europe in Milan, from 22-24 October. Join the session,
Unblocking Europe's Innovation Pipeline, to learn more about how to ensure Europe's innovation ecosystem functions properly.

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Additional resource: How to manage for collective creativity - Linda Hill, co-author of Collective Genius

Listen to previous episodes:
Why AI is a non-negotiable for the utility of the future
Taking a deep dive into floating offshore wind with Jon Salazar
Why green hydrogen is part of the decarbonisation toolkit

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