We’ve had an eventful 2022 and 2023 is no different, with invited presentations and workshops locally and internationally, at business schools, companies, and industry events. Disseminating academic research as well as managerial insights to key stakeholders, locally and internationally, has been a key goal of the Chair of Innovation & Creativity.
Agentur für Arbeit, Ingolstadt, Germany, September 2023
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, were invited to present as Featured Speakers on “Future Work Skills,” at the Labor Market Call for the Public Employment Agency, Bavaria (Agentur für Arbeit, Bayern), in September 2023.
Phytobiotics, Neuendettelsau, Germany, September 2023
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, conducted a hands-on, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Workshop on "Happiness based on Science," at the IQ Seminar of Phytobiotics Futterzusatzstoffe GmbH, in September 2023.
Long Night of Business and Science, Ingolstadt, Germany, May 2023
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, hosted and moderated a Panel Discussion on "Mittelstand und Start-Ups: Die Zukunft des Fortschritts / How can SMEs and Start-ups successfully colaborate?," at the Long Night of Business and Science, at the WFI - Ingolstadt School of Management, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, in May 2023.
University of California at Davis, Graduate School of Management, USA, February 2023
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, conducted a workshop on "The Science of Happiness Series - The Twin Concepts of Eudamonia and Ikigai: How to be Happy and Fulfilled in our Personal and Professional Lives," for MBA students at the University of California in Davis, Graduate School of Management, in February 2023.
WiBef10, Ingolstadt, Germany, December 2022
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, were invited to present as featured Speaker, for the WiBef10, the Wirtschafts- und Beschäftigungsförderung der Region Ingolstadt, in Dezember 2022. Both shared impulses on “Future Work Skills, Personal-Anforderungen der Zukunft,” with business and development representatives from Region 10 (Ingolstadt, Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen a.d. Ilm).
Allianz Consulting, Munich, Germany, December 2022
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, were invited to present on “Future Forward: The Most Crucial Skills for the Future of Work” for the in-house Consulting department of Allianz Europe, in Dezember 2022. Drawing from the latest research, both shared their insights on the most critical skill sets for the future of work.
University of California at Davis, Graduate School of Management, USA, September 2022
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, conducted a hands-on, LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Workshop on “Shared Vision and Innovative Problem Solving” for MBA students at the University of California in Davis, Graduate School of Management, in September 2022.
CARIAD, a Volkswagen Company, Germany, September 2022
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, were invited to conduct a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Workshop on “Future Planning,” for 70 managers, by CARIAD, a Volkswagen Company. The automotive software company bundles the VW Group’s entire software competencies.
Toulouse Business School, France, September 2022
Invited by the Toulouse Business School (TBS) in France, Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta and his co-author and doctoral candidate, Maximilian Bauer, presented their current research on “The Effects of Exposure to Inequality and Product Scarcity on Consumers’ Willingness to Pay and Negotiate” to professors and doctoral students at the Innovation and Social Marketing Lab at TBS.
Volkswagen Startup Community, Germany, July 2022
Volkswagen featured Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta as part of its 12th Startup Community Event where he conducted a workshop on Disruptive Innovations and Technologies. He provided insights on how to disrupt the future, grounded in academic research and practical examples. Participants included members of Volkswagen’s thriving internal Startup Community.
Munich Tech Days (Industry Event), Munich, Germany, June 2022
The Munich Tech Days event welcomed Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta as a featured speaker to talk about “Disrupting the Future: The Will and the Vision for Innovation”. The goal of this event was to drive digital innovation by stimulating exchange between industry experts, founders, researchers, scientists, and artists.
Bologna Business School at the University of Bologna, Italy, March 2022
Prof. Dr. Shashi Matta was invited to make two research presentations at the University of Bologna. The Department of Management at the Bologna Business School (BBS) featured Professor Matta in a Research Seminar where he presented his research co-authored with Professor Valerie Folkes (USA), titled, “The Person Brand Effect and the Role of Product Innovation.” He was also invited to present in a Doctoral Research Session where he shared his expertise on Experimental research in a presentation titled, “Behavioral (Experimental) Research: Trends, Requirements, Do's and Don'ts.”