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Vision to Reality: Scottish Water’s Innovation Challenge - George Ponton
1. Social Business Forum 2011
Milan
Vision to Reality:
Scottish Water’s Innovation
Challenge
George Ponton
Head of Research and Innovation
2. Outline
• Scottish Water Context
• Scottish Water Vision
• Innovation as a Social Process
• Our Journey So Far
3. A Brief History
Statutory Body Formed in 2002
Merger of 3 authorities
£4bn of investment delivered
Improved Water Quality
Improved Wastewater compliance
Reduced Operating Costs
Reduced Customer Charges
4. Context
• 4th largest water company in
UK
• £1bn annual turnover
• 5 million customers
• 2.1 billion litres of water per
day supplied
• 1 billion litres of wastewater
collected and treated
• 47,000 km of water pipes
• 50,000 km of sewer
• 1,837 wastewater treatment
works
• 270 water treatment works
5.
6. Always serving Scotland
providing high quality affordable water
protecting and enhancing our environment
supporting Scotland’s communities and economy
7. We will recognise and support innovation
We will be innovative, seeking and developing new opportunities to drive
value and improved service
We will be innovative in delivering our vision
10. Out with the Old
FreeFlow
• Employee-orientated
suggestion scheme
• Across the entire business
• Formal method for submitting
Ideas
• Evaluated by Senior Managers
26. The Future
• Wider supply chain engagement
• Wider business engagement
• More Challenge Contests
• Customer Engagement
27. Conclusion
• It’s more work than you think
• Celebrate the early successes
• Keep it Fresh
• It’s worth it to drive engagement
• Make sure you are prepared to deliver