Empowering frontline innovation in construction & real estate
Discover how Implenia brought innovation to the frontline - upskilling 300+ employees and filing breakthrough patents.
Impact with rready
ROI of 320%
achieved through rready products
3 patents filed
following the completion of the innovation program
300+ people upskilled
in innovation skills and methods
1000+ community of innovators
sharing their experience, knowledge and learnings
The challenge
With over 9,000 employees across Europe, Implenia’s employee-base largely consists of non office workers, who are necessitating the need for a solution that could seamlessly mobilise employees across various roles and project sites to innovate. Implenia faced the challenge of finding a straightforward, yet powerful tool to unite their diverse workforce in pursuing innovation – from accountants to project managers, to construction workers.
The solution
The rready intrapreneurship program combines intelligent software, AI capabilities, and coaching to support employees in implementing innovation. It is designed so that anyone can use it, regardless of their role, area of responsibility, or experience.
Implenia introduced the program to empower employees and promote company-wide intrapreneurship. Structured processes, coaching, budget support, and time for employees to focus fully on innovation form the basis for this. From the outset, all ideas were welcome, enabling a scalable, repeatable, and measurable concept.
The program offers a standardized framework through which employees can submit ideas, develop them further, and transform them into viable business models. The process comprises three phases: validation, testing, and possible implementation.
Implenia's Innovation Hub team raised awareness of the program early on through visits to construction sites and visual materials that promoted direct exchange and underscored the importance of innovation within the company. All online elements were optimized for mobile devices to facilitate access and strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing across all levels. All online elements were optimized for mobile devices to facilitate access and strengthen collaboration and knowledge sharing across all levels.
The program has created a strong, company-wide community, which is further strengthened by regular innovation events.
According to Diana Fischer, Innovation Analyst at Implenia, success is achieved above all when employees are continuously involved, when new ideas are actively promoted, and when both successes and lessons learned are openly communicated and celebrated.
