“We’ve reached the point where we’re not searching for anything to do for ourselves, but rather how we can give value to our society. The idea and solution we have built, has come from the market challenge faced by both the founders.”
Kris Poria
Organizations that recognize and act on possibilities for change via innovation in a highly unpredictable business environment can not only survive but also thrive in the most difficult of economic situations. Such businesses will employ innovation as a technological and strategic instrument to foster a flexible innovation culture and efficient business operations.
Early Birds is an innovation ecosystem that connects together early adopters and innovators to address real-world business challenges. EarlyBirds was built as an inspiration by combining experiences, enthusiasm, and services with the objective of providing higher value to society. Kris and his co-founder, Jeff Penrose, have identical backgrounds in terms of working in the private sector and living and working in numerous countries. They collaborate closely and see the importance of combining their expertise and passions while really knowing what they want to accomplish and the value they can provide.
Engaging Society in Actionable Innovation!
Kris had this new concept while working for a big Australian systems integrator. At the same time, Jeff Penrose, whom he knew from his time at Oracle was working in a startup. Jeff’s firm provided a unique idea that may have helped Kris with his assignment. However, due to a desire not to use an off the shelf solution, the company Kris worked for implemented its own solution by building it from scratch, which ended up being a waste of time and not enough value for money for the client. After the encounter, Kris and Jeff saw a gap in the market and recognised the potential to establish an open innovation ecosystem that would bring together disruptive startup, scaleup and mature innovators with early adopters, and subject matter experts. The company’s name refers to the benefit that the platform offers to early adopters of startup, scale-up, and mature breakthrough technologies.
“To help organisations on their journey we have created ‘Edzlity’ as a framework to assist organisations to become Self-Learning organizations. Edzlity was born out of a desire for organizations to gain a commercial or technological edge while also having the agility to change with the market and capitalize on disruptive developments. We will continue to build capabilities and align our services to meet these aims using our platform, products, and programs.” quotes Kris Poria – CEO and Co founder
Challenger and Explorer
EarlyBirds provides the market with two options: a self-service platform subscription where customers can find Innovators to help them identify solutions or innovations to their problems, and SME-assisted programs that deliver a solution to any business or technical challenge or ongoing innovation as a service.
The assisted programs are known as Challenger and Explorer.
The Challenger program is designed to tackle a single business or technological issue in a short period of time, whereas the Explorer program delivers continuing innovation as a service to the entire organization.
The EarlyBirds platform now has over 1 million worldwide innovators, over 100 SMEs, and over 500 organizations enrolled. The unbreakable faith of the clients comes from being true partners in the journey of continuous improvement and solving business challenges together. This also means EarlyBirds is pivoting with its customers to remain relevant and be an integral part of their innovation strategies and programs.
Looking Forward
“ The future objective of EarlyBirds is to realize its vision of ‘Engaging Society in Actionable Innovation.’ Using the Edzlity (Edge and Agility) framework, we hope to achieve this goal. Through a variety of innovation efforts, this was designed to aid organizations in becoming Self-Learning organizations. We will continue to develop solutions and align our services to meet these aims using our platform, products, and programs. As our civilization steadily automates the majority of fundamental human requirements, innovation will become increasingly essential, and we will continue to develop to enable it.” adds Jeff Penrose – COO and Co founder
Both Kris and Jeff believe that there is much to do in their roles to achieve their vision and goals. Kris adds that some of the more important things to do include engaging with true Early Adopters who fully understand the benefits of being innovative. This means moving on from ‘business as usual’, challenging yourself and your organisation to actively work on gaining a business Edge and defining what it means to be truly Agile.
“ When we meet these people there is instant chemistry and a shared understanding of what is possible. Once we achieve this understanding and engagement we can provide them with the capabilities they need to achieve their own vision and goals.” shares Kris
One of the things that sets the firm apart is that, despite the fact that it faces competition, it does not place a high priority on it. They continue to concentrate on how they can help their clients solve problems and alter and grow their thinking. They provide continual assistance to clients on how to improve their work performance and productivity, and as a result, they change their solutions to better support customers and everyone else involved in the business ecosystem.
EarlyBirds focuses on the insights they receive from their clients’ and they’re always trying to learn and pivot as needed to enhance their customers’ requirements.
Words of wisdom
EarlyBirds aspires to build products and provide solutions that demonstrate clear value to businesses and startups. Kris feels the success behind the rise of a firm lies in understanding whom you are delivering to, respecting and listening to your stakeholders – Customers and your teams.
“ Once you think that you are here to serve them and make their life better, you don’t need to think much about what you need to do.” believes Kris Poria
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