Corporate mergers only create value when both sides agree on what each is to contribute, keep, or discard. When the 10,000+ employees of oilfield industry heavyweights, ChampionX and Apergy, agreed to a merger of equals, they needed to set a strategy on how they would work together to create a more valuable combined business.

Schneider Electric, a 183-year-old energy management leader, partnered with EX3 Labs to create digital solutions for enhancing the employee experience amidst technological advancements, diverse workforces, generational shifts, and changing expectations.

BP, a one-hundred-year-old oil and gas company, was facing rapid changes to product demand, availability, and environmental conditions was looking for innovative ways to improve supply chain operations. BP reached out to EX3 Labs to engage both their supply chain team and their customers in an interactive, collaborative Innovation Day.

“I can’t think of an industry that has a greater impact on the future of our society,” says Phil Nevels, Director of Innovation and Partnerships at Exelon. He joins us on #UnlockingInnovation to share how his company's mission to provide reliable, clean, affordable and innovative energy products is helping to create a brighter and more sustainable future. Phil also provides insight into how his team uses an incremental approach to change within the 34,000 person organization.

BP - On this week’s episode, we talk with Jamie Boothroyd, Head of Planning, Optimization, and Pricing at BP about how the $244 billion oil and gas company adapts consumer technology to solve business problems and why starting with yourself is the best practice for kick-starting innovation at your company.

#UnlockingInnovation is a podcast by EX3 Labs, produced in partnership with 1871 Chicago.

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