Transmission System Operator
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.
Results
We successfully launched an asset-management ecosystem for the energy industry in April 2022 and have achieved following results:
- Hosted 30+ sessions
- Explored 20+ use cases
- Saved 500k € PoC budgets by partners in the first 6 months
- Connected +10 new experts per partner
Further IMPACT Stories
Get in touch!
Dr. Felix Lau
Practice Lead Corporate Innovation
Theo Haustein
Senior Innovation Expert
Infront Consulting & Management GmbH
Neuer Wall 10
20354 Hamburg
M info@infront-consulting.com
T 040 3344 151-0