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The AEIC Grid Advancement Program is underway as a challenge-led collaboration designed to help utilities address the most pressing grid modernization challenges facing the industry today. Hosted in InnovationWorks , the program gives AEIC members a private space to move faster from challenge identification to practical use cases, matched solutions, and shared learning. Built around 10 grid modernization challenges , the program includes monthly challenge activity, playbooks

Tech Advantage is where electric cooperatives come to see what’s next, and bring it home to members. But in 2026, “next” is arriving fast. Load growth is accelerating from electrification and AI data centers. Demand is getting more volatile and less predictable. Reliability expectations keep rising. Interconnection and supply chains are tight. And teams are stretched thin. The work is urgent and the need for affordability is increasing. Tech Advantage meets this moment with u

Kim Getgen was invited to join AEIC (Association of Edison Illuminating Companies) 's Elizabeth Cook, PhD on the Grid Mod Pod where we swapped war stories on one of our favorite topics: innovation! One key takeaway: New ideas are fragile. When a big idea strikes, it’s tempting to jump straight to the solution. But if the challenge isn’t clearly articulated, it’s tough to bring peers along. Especially in the energy industry where these engineering problems are complex and c

🎧 New episode alert: Piloting the Future is back! Lee Krevat and Kim Getgen are joined by two powerhouse guests: Kaitlyn Albertoli from Buzz Solutions and Tom Lenzen from ESRI for an in-depth conversation on how to solve challenge #2: using asset management to drive resiliency across an aging grid! We learn how new asset management solutions from Buzz Solutions have found a better way by leveraging AI + computer vision, they are helping utilities build a more resilient gri

AI Took Center Stage at DTECH 2026 (and the Superbowl)... What Utilities Do Next Matter If DTECH 2026 had a single, unmissable theme, it was this: AI is no longer coming — it's here. Across the Expo floor, artificial intelligence wasn't just part of the product stack — it was baked into nearly every major solution. But DTECH wasn’t the only place AI made noise. While many of us were at DTECH, Anthropic released Claude 4.6 — its most advanced large language model yet, built to

Whether you need a study aid before the conference or want a great tool to share with your team who weren't able to attend DTECH 2026, we've got you covered. DTECH Decoded is a curated 4-part series from InnovationForce that breaks down the excitement into clarity. We mapped the top sessions, speakers, and insights to the 10 most urgent challenges facing utilities today — from grid modernization and DER integration to workforce transformation and AI-readiness. This isn't ju

We were honored to be featured in Electric Energy T&D Magazine's special edition on AI and Innovation. In the article, we share how we're using AI to signal change for utilities in the electricity industry. Read the full article here: https://electricenergyonline.com/EE/MagPDF/167.pdf

Let’s be honest. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need pilots at all. By the time you’ve defined the problem and presented the solution, and everyone is nodding along, and you might assume you’ve got alignment. But in reality, most utilities won’t adopt new technology until they’re confident it won’t break something, burden their teams, or fall flat with users. They need proof — not just that it works, but that it fits. In our latest playbook, we outline a guide to help soluti

Company Releases New AI-Powered Venture Studio Builder Feature to Help Organizations Self-Manage their Innovation More Effectively Raleigh, N.C. and Boston, M.A. – November 19, 2025 – DTECH NE Conference — InnovationForce , the leader in democratizing and scaling innovation with AI, announced today that InnovationWorks has been named the Top AI-Powered Innovation Management Platform of 2025 by Energy Tech Review . This recognition celebrates InnovationForce’s track record o

Ready to be inspired? Tune into the latest episode of Piloting the Future where we go all the way to the Philippines to learn how AboitizPower has launched one of the most successful and scalable approaches to democratize innovation that we've seen to date. Despite an 6.9 magnitude earthquake, a flood and a typhon (all in the last month), this group or resilient of innovators won't let the devastating impacts of climate change stop them. They are solving their own resilienc

Watch the interview with InnovationForce CEO and Founder Kim Getgen on the "Spot On" podcast on Live 105.1 FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGCbTDdqwQ

https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/grit-funding-woes-stall-cebu-startups Kim Getgen, a Silicon Valley-based founder of Innovation Force and global innovation mentor, noted that good ideas often fail not for lack of creativity but because of corporate resistance to risk. “Corporations are built to be risk-averse. You’ll hear a million reasons why your idea won’t work,” she said. “That’s why we need to democratize innovation—collaborate across ecosystems and use design thinking.”

Companies announce partnership at Innovate Cebu!, a regional innovation challenge designed to strengthen economic resilience through local ingenuity RALEIGH, N.C. and CEBU, Philippines — October 16, 2025 — InnovationForce, the leader in affordably democratizing innovation with AI, today announced a landmark three-year agreement with AboitizPower, the nation’s largest renewable energy producer. The partnership will scale the use of the InnovationWorks platform across AboitizPo

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