Building a cross-industry innovation ecosystem for a European TSO

Challenge

Infront has launched an ecosystem-based open-innovation platform in which several companies collaborate to co-create and build technologies that benefit all members of the ecosystem. The ecosystems strive to reach a PoC cheaper, faster, and better by pooling resources.

Infront approach

We use a success-proven collaboration framework, centered around regular physical meetups, virtual exchange formats and a unique PoC marketplace format. Before the physical meetings that take place every 3-4 months, members define the development agenda in terms of project proposals, which are submitted by the members throughout the year. These proposals are then presented and explained at the Ecosystem Meetings. Once sufficient funding is obtained, projects are implemented by an appointed project manager, assisted by an Infront Consultant as a project coach. Additional implementation partners, such as solution providers, research institutions, software developers, freelancers, and startups, are involved in the development projects’ implementation.