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Kate O’Keeffe: Innovation ManagerSouth East Water16 October 2008
Blog: www.smoothinnovator.com
Innovation & Collaboration:
Go Deep!
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Sources of Ideas
Sources relied on most heavily for ideas:– General employee population – Business partners – Customers
IBM CEO study 2006
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Employees…
Case Study• Brain Waves Cup Business Planning Competition• Over 2 years
– 26 Cross-functional teams compete– 17 business plans approved for implementation– Training in idea generation, business planning and presentations– Powerful culture transforming and capability building exercise
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Partners…
Need: To help customers track their water usage in real time
Sourced data compressors
Provided website and help desk
Performs product installation
An alliance between South East Water, Thiess, Siemens
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Result: Hydroshare
Partners
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Customers: KRAFT
Goal Reduce costs
Improve environmental footprint
Goal Save potable water
Reduce trade waste
Joint objective: “Be more efficient with resources”
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• Jointly funded with the EPA a Resource Efficiency Plan• Client has invested $2.5 million in the findings• They’re even changing how they make Vegemite!
“Energy, raw materials and trade waste savings can fund water saving infrastructure”
Customers: KRAFT
Water Saving:74,5000kL pa
Trade WasteSaving:88,500kL pa
CO2 Saving:17,098 tonnes pa
Joint objectives:
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A new category: Collaboration Partner
Non-Competing, Similar Size, Environment , ConditionsSharing:
•Strategy•Techniques•Business models•Expertise•Graduate opportunities
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Collaboration is why we’re here…
…But how deep are you prepared to go?