S5E15 - Passing the Baton: How to Bring Innovation to Market Faster & More Reliably
with šļø Sivan Zamir - VP Xylem Innovation LabsĀ
š§ Xylem is one of the largest water and wastewater technology company globally and follows the simple motto: "Let's solve water"
What we covered:
š¬ How Xylem invests in its R&D to stay on top of the Water Technological GameĀ
š” How approaches to innovation are evolving, and how that led to the inception of the Xylem Innovation LabsĀ
š¤ What the various tracks of XIL actually are, and how do they bridge the best of Xylem's internal world and of the water entrepreneurship ecosystemĀ
š£ļø How the name of the game is to improve the market access for new Water TechnologiesĀ
š« How it doesn't depend on one specific stakeholder group to make innovation happen: it is all about "passing the baton" that happens to be the entrepreneurĀ
šŖ¦ How to avoid "death by pilot" and which frameworks to deploy for thatĀ
šŗšø How making technology work in California is a good proxy for the United States and, ultimately, the WorldĀ
š§āš¤āš§ How innovation always comes down to peopleĀ
š How Sivan intends to feed the Xylem Innovation Labs with her startup spirit and acumenĀ
6ļøā£ The six areas of interest Xylem intends to focus on - and Sivanās favorite childĀ
š§ How mindsets evolve and how people become more interested in new technology adoptionĀ
š How many of the water innovations to come might already be deployed in other industriesĀ
š Investments and partnerships with Burnt Island Ventures, the Westly Group, and Isle Utilities, moving the needle in a conservative industry, building a sit for everyone at the table... Ā
š Evolving innovation timelines, business model innovation, silver bullets not existing, Xylem as a bridge between diverse worlds, learning from othersā trials, finding a cultural fit between small and large companies, innovation as a service... and so much more!
š„ ā¦ and of course, we concluded with the š§šš„šš ššš§š š¦šŖššØš©šš¤š£šØ š„ Ā Ā
ā”ļø Come say hi to Sivan on LinkedIn
ā”ļø Check out the full story (and an infographic) on How to Bring Innovation to Market
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