The first Innovation Talk in 2022 was held by Richard Stechow, Circular Economy Lead and Managing Innovation Consultant at BMI Lab, a spin-off from the University of St. Gallen. As part of his work, he helped design the Circular Navigator methodology for the systematic development of business models for the circular economy and advises companies…

The fourth Innovation Talk in 2021 was held by Jochen Zemroser and Dr. Mathias Loeser, who are part of ENGIE Impact, an international consulting firm specializing in energy and sustainability management for companies, cities and governments in the energy industry. Mr. Zemroser and Dr. Loeser are both Senior Manager Sustainability Solutions at ENGIE Impact and…

The third Innovation Talk in 2021 was held by Roland Kuras (Managing Director PowerSolution Energieberatung GmbH and initiator of the “Grätzl-Energy Community” in Vienna). In his insightful talk, he pointed out that the successive replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy systems is essential to achieve the climate targets. As of today, we are facing…

Together with scholars from LMU Munich and Warwick Business School, ESTT member G. Reischauer organized the workshop “Artificial Intelligence in the Processes and Practices of Digital Strategizing”. While scholarship on digital strategies such as platform strategies is progressing, less attention has been paid to the role of digital technologies in the processes and practices of…

ESTT member G. Reischauer co-organized the workshop “Organizing Platforms: What Are the New Forms and Practices?”. The workshop discussed papers from colleagues around the globe on how to organize with and for platforms as well as how they are organized, and called for new papers in these important research fields.

The second Innovation Talk in 2021 was held by Daniel Lescow (Vice President Global Sales, Marketing & After-Sales at smart Automobile Co., Ltd and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of smart Europe GmbH). In his insightful talk, Mr. Lescow emphasized on the importance of electric mobility which is on a dynamic growth path around the…

The first Innovation Talk in 2021 was held by Catharina van Delden (Co-founder and CEO of innosabi GmbH). In her insightful talk, van Delden emphasized on current challenges of innovation management due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Resulting from the current Covid-19 situation, many companies are confronted with the loss of informal exchange or a…

The second Innovation Talk in 2020 was held by Dr. Jens Weinmann (European School of Management and Technology Berlin, Program Director and Researcher). In his insightful talk, Dr. Weinmann emphasized on various applications of the most common machine learning techniques in the energy industry. Illustrative use case examples highlighted companies from different industries which already…

The first Innovation Talk in 2020 was held by Dr. T. Kohler (University of Innsbruck, Founder of InnoDays, Co-Founder of InnoSchool). In his talk, Dr. Kohler shared insights on enablers and barriers of corporate-start-up collaborations, thereby presenting collaboration tools (e.g., corporate hackathon, start-up programs and accelerators) and illustrative examples from global start-up ecosystems. He concludes…

Together with scholars from LMU Munich and Warwick Business School, ESTT member G. Reischauer organized the workshop “Processes and Practices of Digital Strategizing: Perspectives and Avenues for Future Research” Digital technologies such as platforms, big data analytics, and algorithms are reshaping how firms strategize. They are altering the strategy-making processes by rendering them less exclusive…