{"id":45302,"date":"2025-07-28T15:33:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/dual-innovation-strategy-building-ai-ready-utilities\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T15:33:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:33:03","slug":"dual-innovation-strategy-building-ai-ready-utilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/en-emea\/dual-innovation-strategy-building-ai-ready-utilities\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dual Innovation Strategy: Building AI-Ready Utilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45302\" class=\"elementor elementor-45302 elementor-42089\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98c3131 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"20457\" data-id=\"98c3131\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c75cdd\" data-eae-slider=\"8338\" data-id=\"2c75cdd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b19fde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b19fde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1636\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-42096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01.png 1636w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01-300x123.png 300w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01-1024x420.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01-768x315.png 768w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01-1536x630.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-01-350x144.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1636px) 100vw, 1636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dd17d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dd17d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artificial intelligence (AI) offers utilities a powerful way to innovate and enhance customer value. However, operating within strict regulatory environments requires balancing immediate AI benefits with system stability. The dual innovation strategy addresses this challenge by enabling utilities to realize operational gains from AI early in their digitalization process, while gradually phasing out their legacy system.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c3c1bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"68386\" data-id=\"2c3c1bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7fc828\" data-eae-slider=\"25011\" data-id=\"b7fc828\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84b20a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84b20a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rethinking Innovation in a Mission-Critical Industry\u00a0<\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the utility sector, innovation is essential. But unlike other industries, utilities operate in highly regulated, mission-critical environments where any disruption can have widespread consequences. Leaders are being asked to modernize fast, embrace artificial intelligence (AI), and deliver new value to customers and stakeholders, all while maintaining stable operations.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This raises a complex question: <strong>how do you pursue the transformative potential of AI without destabilizing the foundation that keeps your business running?<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> The answer lies in <strong>dual innovation<\/strong>, a proven strategy in other industries that enables companies to rapidly unlock the benefits of new technologies while modernizing legacy systems at a sustainable pace. In the utility context, this approach recognizes that achieving short-term AI gains and driving long-term platform evolution must happen in parallel to ensure confident, cohesive progress. <\/span><\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3>What Dual Innovation Means\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In simple terms, dual innovation allows utilities to move at two speeds. On one hand, it encourages rapid experimentation with AI to improve customer experience, increase operational efficiency, and facilitate decision-making. On the other, it promotes a deliberate and structured transition away from legacy systems that limit scalability, data integration, and real-time responsiveness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>This shift in mindset enables leaders to deploy, over the mid-to-long term, modern CIS platforms with built-in AI capabilities embedded into daily operations, which drive actionable outcomes, not just insights or recommendations. This way, they can start creating value immediately with AI agents while progressively building the modern digital application ecosystem required to support broader transformation.<\/p><h3><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><h3>Why a Dual Approach to AI Is Especially Relevant\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unlike digital-native industries, utilities often rely on fragmented and legacy systems, siloed data, and rigid processes. These realities make it difficult to implement AI on a large scale. To tackle this reality, utilities should replace their existing legacy CIS with a modern platform that revolutionizes their operations while effectively bringing AI benefits.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dual innovation enables utilities to act now, deploying AI where it can have an immediate impact. This might include smart agents that triage service requests or natural language tools that assist contact center agents.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For instance,<\/span> utilities can begin piloting AI features, such as smart routing algorithms, as part of their field service and customer experience capabilities enhancement without needing to replace every core system at once<span data-contrast=\"auto\">. These use cases deliver value quickly and build internal confidence around the potential of AI.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3919e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a3919e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-1024x353.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-1024x353.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-1536x529.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-2048x706.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-02-350x121.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image 1 \u2013 Traditional routing vs Smart routing <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55920d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55920d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In deployments with existing customers, we have seen a <strong>25% to 30%<\/strong> reduction in time and miles driven, improving crew performance and wellbeing, and saving operational costs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In parallel, utility leaders can begin modernizing the digital core by moving from hard-coded legacy CIS systems to flexible, AI-enabled platforms that unify customer, billing, metering, and field service data. This evolution doesn\u2019t happen overnight, but with the right architecture, it can evolve in sync with business needs rather than in conflict with them.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This two-pronged strategy is particularly effective in the utility context, as it minimizes operational risk while accelerating the adoption of a modern platform, new capabilities, and achieving business outcomes.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> It recognizes that meaningful change doesn\u2019t have to be disruptive; it just must be strategic, creating a powerful engine for growth and resilience.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3>The Role of Modern Platforms in Enabling Dual Innovation with AI\u00a0<\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technology alone doesn\u2019t drive transformation, but the right platform can make it possible. At Open, we\u2019ve designed <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Smartflex<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">to support dual innovation by embedding AI across the customer and operational journey, while also serving as a scalable, future-proof foundation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Utilities that use Smartflex are already experiencing the benefits of this approach. They can automate routine tasks, identify consumption anomalies in real time, and reduce the cost and complexity of operations. And because the platform is modular and continuously updated, it supports incremental migration away from legacy systems without disruption.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With Smartflex, our clients don\u2019t have to choose between modernizing their CIS or adopting AI. They can do both, in the right sequence and at the right pace.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One example of leveraging smart agents, which we are currently developing, is to support customer service representatives in dealing with customer disputes. Imagine this: our agent analyzes the message, generates a solution, and automatically triggers activities to support it in no time.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39437f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b39437f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42094\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03.jpg 969w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03-768x355.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openintl.com\/ambienteTrabajo2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Dual-Innovation-Strategy-AI-Ready-Utilities-03-350x162.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Embedding agents into utility operations creates real business outcomes and improvements.\u00a0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815ddf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"815ddf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building a Utility That\u2019s Ready for What\u2019s Next\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI will continue to reshape the industry, whether through enhanced customer expectations, regulatory shifts, or the need for greater grid intelligence. However, embracing this future requires more than a bold vision. It requires a practical roadmap that balances innovation with operational realities. <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dual innovation<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">offers that roadmap. It empowers utilities to deliver results today while laying the foundation for tomorrow. It reduces risk, accelerates time to value, and fosters a culture that\u2019s not just open to change but built for it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re ready to explore how your utility can adopt a dual approach to AI, combining quick wins with sustainable transformation, we invite you to connect with us. 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