Dear reader,
We are looking forward to seeing you coming Thursday during our leaders roundtable on Innovation. We are with a small group of leaders from different industries, to make sure we can speak openly about challenges and insights that the past months have provided us with.
We are thrilled that Oscar Söderlund, Chief Software Architect at Einride, will share his personal journey. Oscar will introduce our topic by sharing his thoughts on innovation management strategies. In addition, our colleague Yukari Sugiyama, Digital Transformation Consultant at Google Cloud, will share her insights on creating a strong culture of innovation.
To get you in the mood for our event, this personal website contains some background information, information on the other attendees and on how to participate. We also provide you with the rules of the game for a great digital experience.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!
Warm regards,
Culture of Innovation
Solving for innovation in mobility
The effects of traffic congestion cost more than 1 percent of the Global GDP, as found by McKinsey. This is just one of the economic, environmental and social challenges at play in the mobility sector. With the help of data and Google Cloud solutions, a range of actors in the mobility industry tries to tackle these challenges. The case studies in this article will set out the measures that Acciona Mobility, Kings Transport and Digital Mobility have taken on this road.
Attendees
Which companies will be attending?
Einride
Hurtigruten Pluss AS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics ASA
Länsförsäkringar AB
Tetra Pak
COWI
Ericsson AB
Hexagon AB
eSmart Systems
Bank Norwegian AS
Rockwool International A/S
Nordea
When Words Fail, Music Speaks: How Spotify Innovates Through Technology
Music calms our minds, makes us dance, improves concentration, and strengthens our creativity. Spotify enables us to listen to over 50 million tracks anywhere, anytime. Google Cloud helps Spotify support millions of requests per second from its global listeners. The cloud’s managed infrastructure scales up to the highest activity levels and eliminates complexity. Google Cloud allows Spotify to focus on innovation and development. This way, fans around the world can enjoy music to their taste - with just one click.
Three essential initiators for building a culture of innovation
Global research on innovation showed that innovation is critical for an organizations’ growth. However, 54% of executives are struggling to align innovation strategy with their business strategy, resulting in 72% of executives saying they are not out-innovating their competitors. So how do you build and cultivate an effective culture of innovation to allow for growth? We believe that innovation is enabled through three fundamental factors: a culture of openness, data, and room for mistakes.
Your hosts
Who of us will attend?
Charlotte Tarring
Google Cloud
Enterprise marketing lead
Ted Schönbeck
Google Cloud
Head of Cloud Technology
Yukari Sugiyama
Google Cloud
Digital Transformation Consultant
some background information
Speaker profile: Oscar Söderlund
During our Leaders Roundtable we will talk with Oscar Söderlund about how you can create a culture of innovation within your organisation.
How to attend our digital meeting
We are looking forward to our digital roundtable and we can use your help to make it a success. Please read this article for information, guidelines and practical tips.