Global Lighthouse Network 2025

One of the driving forces of the impact of the Global Lighthouse Network lies within its name: it is a network of peers that share knowledge and insights – even between competitors – enabled by the Forum’s platform. This multi-stakeholder, cross- industry collaboration empowers the community to skip past pilots and focus on learning the “how” of transformation. Lighthouses know that transformations are a team sport – and their open secret to deploying and scaling-up technology solutions in six months or less4 is that they never start completely from scratch. This year, 65% of Lighthouses reported learning from an average of three Lighthouse sites and two other ecosystem partners throughout their transformation.5 Surprisingly, only 18% of the learning partners listed by Lighthouses came from their own sector, with some such as automotive, industrial automation and electronics inspiring an average of eight other sector categories, highlighting the importance of cross-industry knowledge-sharing.6 Figure 2 shows a breakdown of learning sources for Lighthouses’ transformations. They reported learning from an average of three other Lighthouse sites, often outside their country or sector and two non-Lighthouse sources such as other sites, company partners and third parties. Lighthouses are inspired by others FIGURE 2 Number of learning sources listed by Lighthouses1 Non-Lighthouse sources ~2 Learning from at least 1 other site and supplement learning with other company partners and third partiesLighthouse sources ~3 Learning from an average of 3 other Lighthouses in the network, often outside the site’s country or sector 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 2.0 0.2 5.0Lighthouse learning sources Top listed sources Research & academia 3rd party or tech provider LH – Outside sector / country LH – Within sector LH – Within country LH – Within country & sectorCompany Other site 1. Based on non-evaluative survey responses, Cohorts 12 and 13 (awarded in 2024); LH = Lighthouse. Source: Global Lighthouse Network. Global Lighthouse Network: The Mindset Shifts Driving Impact and Scale in Digital Transformation 7