Real-world Challenges in our Innovation & Creativity Class

Find out more about our Innovation & Creativity Class on LinkedIn: here for 2025 and here for 2024!

Innovation Challenge #1 - GREENFORCE

• Topic: New Product Development (NPD) using Design Thinking
• Partners: Nick Helleberg (COO & CCO), Theresa Wallner (Senior Product Manager), Caroline Terhedebrügge (Product Manager), Angelika Reiter (Junior Product Manager)

Innovation Challenge #2 - KUKA Robotics

• Topic: Business Model Innovation
• Partners: Juergen Blume (Intrapreneur Innovation Project), Laurent Kieffer (Innovation Manager)

Innovation Challenge #3 - Google X, Silicon Valley

• Topic: Moonshot Projects
• Partner: Sangeet Brar (AI/ML Portfolio Strategy Analyst)

Innovation Challenge #4 - REIMANN INVESTORS

• Topic: Making Decisions on Investing in Startups
• Partner: Johannes Poellmann (Investment Manager)

Innovation Challenge #5 - Bearing Point

• Topic: The Dark Side of Innovation and Financial Fraud
• Partners: Bernd Michael Lindner (Partner), Alexander Beck (Partner)

Innovation Challenge #6 - Struktur Management Partner (SMP)

• Topic: Innovating with AI in Organizations
• Partner: Jan Rodig (Partner, Head of Competence Center Strategy & Digital)