Challenge
Hitachi Energy is undergoing a significant transformation to keep pace with the fast-growing green energy market. As global energy needs shift, Hitachi Energy is evolving its operations to manage a large volume of projects simultaneously, moving away from a one-project-at-a-time approach. This transformation is essential to ensure the company’s continued growth, scalability, and ability to support a sustainable energy future. Engaging its global workforce of over 4,500 employees is critical to this effort.
Solution
Howspace provides a platform to support Hitachi Energy’s ongoing transformation. The solution enables transparent two-way communication between leadership and employees, increases transparency in communication channels, and empowers employees to actively participate in the change process, building trust and alignment across the organization.
Results
The use of Howspace has so far resulted in several positive outcomes for Hitachi Energy. These include:
- Improved efficiency and time savings in areas such as strategy development, communication, and workshops.
- Increased employee engagement and a better understanding of the company’s transformation.
- Improved decision-making due to real-time input and feedback.
- Stronger trust between leadership and employees due to the transparency provided by the platform.
The ongoing transformation to scale with the market
Hitachi Energy, a global leader in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, is at the forefront of the green energy transition. To address the increasing demand, the organization is undergoing rapid growth and transformation, shifting from a project-based approach to one that can manage many projects simultaneously. This shift has required Hitachi Energy to adopt a new approach to strategy development and communication, workshop facilitation, and coordination of change initiatives. In short, Hitachi Energy needed a solution to engage its 4,500 employees globally and create a change-ready culture.
Sara Funke, Business Engagement Leader at Hitachi Energy, explains the challenge: “We are moving from a very stable industry context to a booming market. We need to grow, but we also need to scale how we operate the business. We are moving from doing one project at a time to having massive amounts of projects ongoing in parallel.”
Two-way communication, transparency, and employee empowerment with Howspace
Hitachi Energy was initially looking for a tool to involve its global workforce in its cultural transformation and the rollout of its five-year strategy. Howspace delivers the ideal solution by enabling:
- Two-way communication: Facilitating dialogue and feedback between leadership and employees.
- Transparency: Providing clear and open communication channels, ensuring everyone has access to the same information.
- Employee empowerment: Giving employees a voice and enabling them to contribute to the transformation process actively.
Funke highlights the importance of these elements: “I wanted to have a tool that could enable us to involve people, not just one-way communication. I wanted more transparency, and I wanted to empower people so they could really contribute.”
How does Hitachi Energy use Howspace?
Hitachi Energy uses Howspace to support key areas of their transformation:
- Strategy development and communication: Howspace enables Hitachi Energy to pressure-test and refine its five-year strategy by involving leadership in discussions and feedback. The platform creates a unified view of the strategy amongst leaders and provides all employees with a central hub for information, onboarding, and Q&A
- Facilitation of workshops and activities: Howspace streamlines workshop processes, enabling real-time input and discussion, which leads to quicker decision-making. The platform also facilitates data compilation and analysis, efficiently identifying key themes and priorities.
- Coordination of change initiatives: Howspace provides a means for structured communication to avoid overwhelming employees with information. The platform centralizes governance and coordination of change initiatives, ensuring alignment and effective resource management.
The impact: Efficiency, engagement, and accelerated transformation
By integrating Howspace into their ongoing transformation, Hitachi Energy has achieved several significant benefits:
- Efficiency and time savings in strategy development, communication, and workshops.
- Higher employee engagement and a stronger understanding of the transformation journey.
- More effective decision-making based on real-time input and feedback.
- Greater transparency and trust between leadership and employees.
Funke describes the impact: “It [Howspace] has really been speeding up the process, saving time significantly. For us, it has really made a great contribution.”
Hitachi Energy’s transformation is not a one-time initiative–it’s an ongoing journey to grow, scale, and adapt to the fast-changing green energy market. The Company has already seen that giving employees a voice, creating transparency, and enabling open dialogue leads to a more agile and change-ready culture.
Howspace continues to play a key role in supporting Hitachi Energy’s transformation, helping the organization move faster, scale smarter, and thrive in a booming market.
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