From Challenge to Prototype: T-Systems X-Creation and the CSCP Unveil AI Scout for Sustainable Innovation Many companies are aware they need to act on sustainability, but finding viable, strategic business cases remains a major hurdle. It’s often slow, costly, and disconnected from core business innovation. What if an AI co-pilot could scout, analyse, and validate such opportunities for you? How can we simplify and accelerate the process for companies to find and validate business cases for sustainability at a fraction of the current cost? This was the central question of the Innovation Challenge “Unlocking the Twin Transformation with AI”, a collaboration between the CSCP and T-Systems X-Creation. Through deep-dive interviews and workshops, the Innovation Challenge confirmed that many businesses are reactive, treating sustainability as a compliance issue rather than a strategic driver. Innovation and sustainability often remain in separate silos, and even good ideas fail due to a lack of resources for proper validation and complex decision-making. The answer developed through the challenge is a powerful new prototype: AOSIS – AI Opportunity Scout for Innovation & Sustainability. AOSIS is designed as an AI-powered innovation assistant. This multi-AI-agent system constantly scans the horizon for sustainability innovation signals—from new technologies and policy shifts to market trends and competitor moves. It then matches these external signals to a company’s specific business model, value chain, and strategic priorities. The result is a set of actionable, high-potential opportunities, with analysis on ROI, CO2 impact, feasibility, and potential risks. As showcased in the prototype, the tool can generate a comprehensive strategy report, transforming raw data into clear, validated business cases built for action, not just analysis. The next steps involve moving from prototype to a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), further testing with partners, and scaling the tool to empower more companies to unlock business cases for sustainability at scale. The CSCP has has partnered up with X-Creation in 2024, aiming to accelerate sustainable transformation and collaborate toward addressing major challenges of our time aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. The Innovation Challenge Unlocking the Twin Transformation with AI is part of this partnership. For further questions, please contact Arne von Hofe.