Wabel Innovation Center

The Situation

• —Before 2023, the National Water Company set itself a new goal: involve employees in developing the company's innovation ecosystem.
• —It planned an internal innovation centre that would generate ideas, solutions and innovative initiatives, creating value for both the company and society.

Yomn's Role

• —Defined the overall strategy for innovation and R&D management.
• —Organised and ran internal ideation workshops to generate and develop ideas.
• —Developed the centre's identity, delivered training programmes and built the supporting strategies.

The Impact

• —Higher employee participation and a stronger sense of ownership over innovative ideas.
• —1,027 employees took part in ideation workshops.
• —26 employees earned professional innovation certifications, alongside SAR 600,000 in cash awards.
• —A sustainable ecosystem in place to grow internal creativity and innovation.

Project Timeline

1. 03/2024Creative concepts developed for the R&D and innovation exhibitions
2. 05/2024Idea-collection campaign launched: “Are you ready?”
3. 06/2024Department-level innovation workshop
4. 11/2024Innovation rewards scheme launched
5. 12/2024R&D and innovation impact assessment
6. 03/2025R&D and innovation strategy defined

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