Posts by Paul Donnellan
Green Hydrogen: Hype or Hope for the Energy Transition?
If you follow developments in the energy industry, it’s impossible to avoid the ever-growing focus on green hydrogen. As more companies look to deliver on their Net Zero commitments, attention is turning to green hydrogen and its potential to solve some of the more intractable problems facing renewable energy and electrification, especially intermittency of supply.…
Read MoreWhat Doesn’t Get Measured Can’t Succeed
Companies struggle to define and apply the right metrics to their innovation efforts, often setting out to “do innovation” without explicitly defined goals. In our 20 years of establishing and tracking innovation efforts for notable brands in nearly every industry, we’ve come up with three design principles that the most successful companies employ. Managing Director…
Read MoreThe Most Exciting Opportunities in the Energy Transition
Given Covid-19’s profound impact on markets, we at Clareo reached out to our network of leaders on the front lines of the energy transition to get their perspectives on the pace of investment in energy projects and technology – and potential disruptions. We asked thought leaders across the energy sector four simple questions, and compiled…
Read MoreConnected Communities: A Vision for the Future of Electric Utilities
In September 2019, a group of global leaders invested in the future of the energy sector gathered at TWIN Global to discuss the global energy transition. Industry leaders such as Exelon, Edison International, Dominion Energy, ConEdison, and Shell sat down with pioneering companies across multiple sectors, premier academic institutions, think tanks, incubators and investors driving…
Read MoreIEEE Technology Managers Notebook: The Future of Energy
In September 2019, a group of global leaders invested in the future of the energy sector gathered at TWIN Global to discuss the global energy transition. Industry leaders such as Exelon, Edison International, Dominion Energy, ConEdison, and Shell sat down with pioneering companies across multiple sectors, premier academic institutions, think tanks, incubators and investors driving…
Read MoreThe Future of Energy: To a Cleaner, More Distributed, Customer-Centric System
On September 17, 2019, 26 invite-only participants gathered at the Chicago Connectory to discuss the global energy transition as part of TWIN Global. Participants included visionaries from inside and outside the energy sector, with representatives from industry leaders such as Exelon, Edison International, Dominion Energy, ConEdison, and Shell, as well as other pioneering companies across…
Read MoreThe New Energy Future: A Joint Report by Clareo & Chrysalix
The global energy industry is facing a turbulent future. Decentralization, growth in renewables, electrification of transport and digitalization are creating a transition to a new energy future. Business models and regulatory frameworks that under-pinned centralized power generation and distribution are under pressure, or even broken in some cases. The disconnect between the current business model…
Read MoreThe Future of Mobility: Electric, Autonomous and Shared Vehicles
On September 25, 2018, over 30 invite-only participants gathered at the Chicago Connectory for a TWIN Global Challenge Session focused on the mobility revolution, to spark discovery and connection, and imagine a path forward for the industry. Participants in this session included visionary leaders from inside and outside the transportation and energy sectors, with representatives…
Read MoreReinventing the Electric Utility
Process-led Innovation: How a Defined Innovation Process Can Lead to Insight and Inspiration, and Get Promising New Ideas to Market More Successfully
Briefing paper November 2010 Paul R. Donnellan explains how the most successful growth initiatives are born of a disciplined, rigorous, and sustained innovation process that is linked to the corporation’s business strategy. He explains with real-life examples how companies could benefit of such approach when identifying, developing, and executing in the next generation of growth opportunities.
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