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Energy CentralBreaking utilities out of pilot purgatoryArtificial Intelligence promises to revolutionize the utility industry, from predicting outages to integrating distributed energy resources. But between headlines and hype, a dangerous pattern is emerging: AI fatigue.
Too many pilots, too many proof-of-concepts, and not enough actual results. Utilities risk getting lost chasing the “next shiny object” instead of tackling the biggest, most urgent operational challenges staring them in the face. In this episode, we’re joined by Kim Getgen, Founder & CEO of InnovationForce, who has made it her mission to cut through the noise and help utilities focus. Kim’s team has analyzed more than 600 grid modernization plans to ident...
2025-07-0747 min
Energy CentralPiloting the Future: There’s no innovation without community buy-in, ft. BuildingLens & Prosper PortlandTackling energy’s biggest problems requires true innovators to start somewhere—small solutions turn into enormous ones, faster than you might think.
This week on Piloting the Future, hosts Kim Getgen and Lee Krevat hear from David Burchfield, Cofounder of BuildingLens, and Katherine Juengel, Green Cities Industry Liaison at Prosper Portland, about the way Portland is supporting energy innovation—and making community a cornerstone of power programs—one step at a time.
We cover distributed energy (the lowest hanging fruit for innovators, as our guests put it), the role of risk taking for utilities that truly want to think for the futu...
2025-06-1939 min
Energy CentralPiloting the Future: If you’re not innovating, you’re dying, ft. Portland General ElectricThe leaders at Portland General Electric knew they had a choice: Embrace innovative ideas…or get left behind.
They chose the former—and now, PGE is charting a new path for scaled utilities to embrace technology, welcome innovation, and ask hard questions to ensure their customers get energy that’s reliable, efficient, and clean, day in and day out.
Today on Piloting the Future, hosts Kim Getgen and Lee Krevat get the full rundown on PGE’s recent Innovation Impact Report from Larry Bekkedahl, Senior VP of Advanced Energy Delivery at PGE, and Allegra Hodges, Head of Strategic Innovation at PGE.
Lar...
2025-05-2351 min
Grid ConnectionsSolving Grid Modernization Bottlenecks: Kim Getgen on InnovationForce, AI, and Utility TransformationSummaryIf you’re curious how utilities can break through outdated processes and accelerate grid modernization, this episode is a must-listen. Kim Getgen, CEO of InnovationForce, joins us to share how her AI-powered platform is helping utilities overcome “pilotitis,” streamline innovation workflows, and bring game-changing technologies to life faster. From aligning with fast-moving startups to addressing cybersecurity bottlenecks and making frontline workers part of the solution, Kim offers real-world strategies for scaling innovation in complex, regulated industries. Whether you work in clean energy, electric vehicles, or digital transformation, this episode is packed with insights on how AI is reshap...
2025-04-101h 00
Energy TransitionsBuilding an innovation ecosystem for utilitiesIn this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Pamela Largue speaks to Kim Getgen, CEO and Founder of InnovationForce, about how to navigate this unknown landscape in a strategic way that creates value for utilities. Getgen also unpacks the necessary elements for an innovation ecosystem that will ultimately modernise technology, business processes and the future of work.
Listen to this episode to learn more about:
How utilities can navigate bureaucracy and mitigate innovation risk
Avoiding the trap of continuous improvement
How to maximise available budgets
Establishing innovation mindsets and creative agility and overcoming status...
2024-09-1735 min
The SaaS CFO$500K+ Pre-seed Round to Democratize Your Innovation ProcessWelcome back to The SaaS CFO Podcast! In today's fascinating episode, we have the privilege of speaking with Kim Getgen, founder and CEO of Innovation Force. Kim brings with her over 25 years of robust experience in commercialization, having navigated the diverse worlds of large corporations and startups. After a pivotal realization in 2019, Kim fully embraced her entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to launch Innovation Force, an innovative AI-powered SaaS platform that democratizes innovation. With a successful history that includes co-founding a cybersecurity company acquired by McAfee, Kim's insights are invaluable.
We'll dive deep into how Innovation Force ims t...
2024-07-0124 min
With Great PowerGetting innovators to 'fail fast' in the energy industryKim Getgen moved to Silicon Valley from Washington D.C. in 2000, just in time for the dot com bubble burst. Despite her timing, she fell hard for the excitement and opportunity of startups and technology innovation. Kim launched and worked at many startups, but also took roles in larger organizations where she gravitated toward “intrapreneurship.” But after suffering burnout four years ago, she started thinking about ways to encourage innovation among intrapreneurs in risk-averse sectors like utilities.In 2021 she founded InnovationForce to guide innovators, and their teams, through a repeatable, rigorous, and democratic process for vetti...
2024-05-2820 min
Dynamo PoweredHow to Create Energy Innovation: Spotlight On InnovationForce with Kim GetgenWelcome to “Dynamo Spotlight On…,” a new video series where we dive into the minds of the visionary founders in the Dynamo Network who are driving the clean tech revolution. Join us as we explore the inspiring journeys, breakthrough technologies, and sustainable solutions that are reshaping our world for a brighter future.Fostering creativity is a hard thing for any company to do. Fortunately, InnovationForce and Kim Getgen, CEO, are here to help energy utilities. Kim joined Kristin for the very first Spotlight On to discuss the many opportunities for innovation in a g...
2024-03-2519 min
On The GridHuman-Focused Innovation w/ Kim GetgenOn today's episode, InnovationForce founder and CEO Kim Getgen joins to talk about how the utility industry is changing its perspectives on innovation as the grid modernizes and new challenges arise.
2023-11-0830 min
The Climate ChampionsKim Getgen, Founder and CEO, Innovation Force - Episode 149Kim Getgen, Founder and CEO, Innovation Force, a serial entrepreneur delivering a SaaS platform that drives innovation by providing visibility through metrics, increased teamwork, and improved performance, while eliminating analysis/paralysis.
2023-11-0135 min