Society is innovating. Traditional business models are increasingly losing out to innovative ways of working. This can be seen in companies such as Spotify, Airbnb and, for example, Uber and Seats2meet; companies that change the whole traditional way of working through innovation and playful thinking.
Hackers & founders
This gives the logistics sector food for thought, according to Tom Steffens, project leader for Internet Logistics at Dinalog, speaking at the Transport & Logistics trade fair. Internet logistics has a lot to learn from these innovators. At the heart of these initiatives are usually two groups: the hackers and the founders. Hackers are the ‘nerds’ who know everything about technology. Founders are the people with an idea but without technical knowledge. Put the two together and technological innovation follows.
If you are running into things in your company or are just curious about fresh ideas, it pays to talk to this young talent and put the problem to them. Steffens believes that this should involve creative chaos; let things happen and possibly fail. Only in this way can ideas unfold and succeed within your organisation.
Tips
Dinalog offers three tips to promote innovation within your company:
- Have your new internal innovation tested by creative IT talent through hackatons and scrum sessions, for example.
- attend or organise inspiration seminars yourself. Here, you get a whole room thinking about new applications for e-fulfilment, for example.
- Organise a digital serious game, where players from the e-commerce supply chain put themselves in each other's shoes and make decisions from their played role. This can lead to whole new insights.
Is young talent a threat?
Worried that this young talent might make you redundant? There’s no need to be. The young ‘whizz kid’ actually needs your experience to turn an idea into a commercial and implemented innovation. By contributing your own experience, you ensure that the idea becomes more than just a passing fad.
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