Innovation Circuit
February 2010
IC Engelbrecht
Today’s Objectives
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Why is innovation important?
What do we have to do (innovation capability)
How do we do it (circuit in motion)
Some examples
Open and collaborative innovation
Some lessons learnt
Why innovation is important
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Excellence
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Integrity
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Customer Satisfaction
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Innovation
“Implemented change”
Turning Knowledge
into Business Value!
What do we have to do? (Innovation Capability)
Intellectual
Assets
Challenges
Innovation
Circuit
BASELINE PILLARS
Implement & Measure
Strategy Alignment
Management Support
IT & Appl.
Culture
e.g 40%
Innovation capability improvement journey
%
100
Intellectual Capacity
55
45
40
20
Strategic Intent & Challenges
CURRENT CAPABILITY
FEB 2009
FEB 2010
FEB 2011
??
Innovation Circuit in Motion
# Projects in
Pipeline
# Ideas Submitted
# Registered
Users
Platform
Man Hour
Participation
# Projected Benefits
Customer
Satisfaction Index
Projected ROI
Communicate
Case Studies
# Implemented
Projects
Projects Parked
Actual ROI
Training
Eskom Board Game
IC SUPPORT
Develop an energy efficiency board game
for DSM education campaign.
Educational games are non-intrusive and
users internalise knowledge without
realising It.
Terence Govender
S&I
Jonathan-IC
MODERATION
Sipho-IC
OPP
Nkateko-IC
SC
Jonathan-IC
Dali-IC
FEASIBILITY
Terence-S&I
PILOT
Innovationlab
BUSINESS CASE
IMPLEMENTATION
ACTUAL ROI
AWARENESS
AWARENESS
REWARD
The board game
Project title: Circuit breaker support
IDEA:
Increase length of
circuit breaker support
to minimise wastage
Status:
Implemented
Benefits:
Savings Achieved
R375 000 P/annum
Over 10 years projected
savings = R3 750 000
Project title: Cash-O-Meter
IDEA
The idea was to provide all employees with a platform to
participate in the cost saving initiative. Each employee
will be able to log their daily or monthly saving and how
they achieved this on the Innovation Circuit website.
These savings will be collaborated and showcased on
both the Eskom intranet and the Innovation Circuit
homepage by means of a savings meter.
MAJOR DELIVERABLE/S
 functional, user friendly and easily accessible platform
TIMEFRAME AND STATUS
1 month – Implemented
BENEFIT TO ESKOM
 provide the business with solutions to the cash flow
challenge
 employee participation (Culture change)
 Actual ROI thus far =R13 million +, Projected ROI R100
million +
Eskom Power Series
A collection of world class, reference
books, compiled by local and
international industry specialists, which
serve as a source of technical
information and practical experience
related to the power supply industry.
Knowledge is Power (Cont…)
2017-07-28
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Circuit in Motion
Turning knowledge into Business Value
100
55
50
man support
40
FEB 2010
FEB 2011
FEB 2012
FEB 2013
Open and collaborative innovation (OCI) pilot:
 Confirm that Eskom can stimulate external
innovation by setting clear goals and
objectives in a specific area of need
 Stimulate innovation activity in the energy
market through:
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collaboration and by
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mobilising external innovation stakeholders such as public and
private funders, research institutions, inventors, academics,
innovation and business support entities, etc
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Typical available networks
Open and Collaborative Innovation
Seeker
Challenge Definition
Eskom
Innovation Platform
Solvers
Academia, Industry
Customers, Entrepreneurs
Screening
Moderation
Business Case
DST, Microsoft
Innovation Hub
Innovation Fund
Solutions that are needed
Open innovation- the vision
Turning knowledge into Business Value
100
50
implement
process
culture
improve
10
1
March 2010
March 2011
March 2012
March 2013
Some of the lessons learned
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Courage and action (lot’s of it)
Communication is key (create hero’s &show value)
Personal touch- IC interaction with users
Originators should preferably drive ideas (with
support from the IC-Find passion)
Innovation implementation roadmaps
Holistic approach (all elements are important)
Platform to facilitate the innovation process (25%)
Sound ideation sub processes (Including
moderation)
Funding
Questions and discussion