In today's rapidly evolving need to innovate driven by AI, digital transformation and need to modernize across industries, the ability to make decisions and pilot effectively is paramount. On any given workday, organizations across all sectors such as energy, transportation, infrastructure and more are continually seeking ways to overcome complex challenges and stay ahead of the curve. Enter InnovationWorks by InnovationForce—a cutting-edge, AI-powered SaaS platform designed to democratize innovation and accelerate the journey from idea to impactful solution to drive outcomes and growth.
InnovationWorks fosters innovation by streamlining the adoption of innovative solutions with technology that accelerated the innovation process from pilot to production. In this article, we are share a few reasons why innovators around the world are turning to InnovationWorks to manage their end-to-end innovation process and optimize their entire portfolio.
AI-Powered Matchmaking Connects Industry Challenges with Real Solutions
One of the standout features of InnovationWorks is its AI-powered matchmaking capability. This feature instantly connects organizational challenges with tailored, ready-to-pilot solutions from an open marketplace of Ideas, the first step in Dr. Linda Hill's "Creative Abrasion", a capability the most successful leaders use to drive innovation.
The AI-matchmaking can significantly accelerate the innovation process. By leveraging advanced algorithms, the platform automatically matches an organization's toughest problems with solutions that are specifically designed to meet industry needs.
Automated Workflows Streamlines Decision-Making
InnovationWorks redefines how innovators address complex challenges with workflows that simplify what we call the "Human Loop" of innovation. Without a standardized process and agreement on alignment, innovation can get stuck in the Human Loop - which turns expensive when analysis/paralysis cause good ideas to get stuck in never-ending meetings or pilots.
Instead, organizations using InnovationWorks are able to cut their pilot and decision times by more than half.
These workflows are designed to drive faster, smarter decisions by enabling users to:
Leverage step-by-step processes to score, rank, and prioritize ideas
Streamline decision-making and execution
Drive decisions up to 85% faster with built-in scoring tools
This structured approach ensures clarity and confidence at every stage of the innovation journey.
Crowd Wisdom
InnovationWorks includes industry curated "idea marketplaces" where global networks of innovators can learn from each other to solve complex challenges such as wildfire mitigation, decarbonization, infrastructure modernization, climate and flooding risks, and minimizing cybersecurity risks. By collaborating with a diverse community, organizations can build partnerships, share knowledge, and gain insights from others tackling similar challenges.
Security and Compliance: SOC 2 Certification
InnovationForce is committed to maintaining the highest standards of data security. The InnovationWorks platform has achieved SOC 2 compliance, ensuring that customers' sensitive data is secure. This certification is especially important for organizations that handle critical infrastructure and confidential financial metrics.
Real-World Impact: Successful Results for Grid Modernization
InnovationWorks is delivering measurable results in industry like energy where organizations have used the platform to accelerate innovation and scale impactful, meaningful outcomes to drive grid modernization.
The Center for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI) an R&D organization helping the energy industry collaborate to drive grid modernization standardized their innovation program on InnovationWorks scaling across 150 organizations and 20 R&D working groups tacking everything from wildfire mitigation to grid reliability.
"The InnovationWorks platform enables real-time collaboration across our membership and reinforces our commitment to collectively shape the future of energy," -Alex Johnston, CEO CEATI.
Utility Portland General Electric leveraged the platform to streamline decision-making, rapidly advance their pilot projects, and expand the number of viable ideas, all while staying on track to meet their 2030 decarbonization goals. By reducing early-stage decision time, PGE was able to move from concept to pilot faster, ensuring that critical innovations in grid modernization and sustainability reach deployment more efficiently.
“With InnovationForce, we scaled up the number of ideas and reduced early-stage decision time to pilot concepts faster… to accelerate innovation to hit 2030 decarbonization targets,” - Larry Bekkedahl, SVP Advanced Energy Delivery PGE.
Getting Started with InnovationWorks
Embarking on your innovation journey with InnovationWorks is couldn't be easier. Organizations can sign up for a workspace with a free Test Pilot account or a paid account starting at $9.99 per user. Workspaces were built for small teams wanting to experience the platform's capabilities firsthand. By leveraging AI-powered matchmaking, automated workflows, and private collaboration spaces, any innovator can transform their processes and drive impactful solutions.
In conclusion, InnovationWorks by InnovationForce offers a comprehensive solution for organizations seeking to accelerate innovation and overcome complex challenges. By democratizing innovation by making it scalable and affordable and while providing tools that streamline the journey from idea to implementation, the platform empowers innovators to drive transformative results across all industries.