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//CONFERENCE ALERT Looking forward to attends the ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management Conference in #Salzburg next week. It is one of the rare occasions where academics and professionals get together to discuss newest developments regarding #innovation, #RandD, #productdevelopment and similar topics. My topics this time: - Building capabilities and systems for strategic innovation (Hot Topic discussion) - Sustainable Innovation & Green Growth (Facilitator) - Return on Innovation in Private Equity (Conference Paper). It is great to present the topic of Return on Innovation together with my Master Student Robert Klostermeier. Together with HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Porsche Consulting and venture.idea we set-up an exciting study to understand the relartionships between innovation activities, capabilities and outcomes (EBIT, Revenue, Valuation...). Bottom line: #Innovation is a relevant, but yet underused #valuecreation driver for #privateequity. Building certain innovation #capabilities can help to unleash this potential... Looking forward to the discussions online and offline...who'll be there next week? pn or comment:-)

I had the pleasure of completing NxL Season 2 certificate. The four enriching sessions delved into crucial topics: 1. AI and its Transformative Impact: Explored how AI is revolutionizing industries, making tasks more efficient, and empowering creativity, ultimately creating new opportunities. 2. Empowering Entrepreneurs and Corporate Support: Gained insights into managing startups and witnessed how major corporations are actively fostering entrepreneurship. 3. Sustainability and Green Energies: Explored the global transition towards sustainable industries and green energies, providing benefits to the environment and presenting attractive investment opportunities. 4. Power of Data: Explored the pivotal role of data in the corporate landscape and observed the strategic shift of major companies towards data-driven decision-making. I'm grateful for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and skills. Let's continue to learn, grow, and shape the future together✨!

I'm very excited to share my journey at the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) in Valencia, an interdisciplinary program originating from LMU Munich – Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Technical University of Munich (TUM), now expanded to Universitat de València and Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). This Honors Degree in Technology Management offers an incredible mix of courses in technologies, product development, engineering, economics, management, and entrepreneurship. Through real-world projects with industry leaders and a lot of team work, I will develop hands-on experience and practical skills that are crucial for innovation and leadership. CDTM's core courses—Trend Seminar, Managing Product Development, and Entrepreneurship Laboratory—equip students with the right tools to analyze trends, develop products, and implement business processes. The program's strong emphasis on collaboration with renowned partners from the industry ensures we are prepared to tackle contemporary challenges with cutting-edge solutions.💡 #TechnologyManagement #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #ProductDevelopment #Engineering #Economics #Management #CDTM #UV #UPV #MunichToValencia

When high-tech firms collaborate with their lead users, new (product) innovations are often produced! ❓ But how groundbreaking are these innovations? Are they Schumpeterian (i.e. disequilibrating and potentially impacting your entire industry) or Kirznerian (i.e. maintain existing standards and practice in the industry) opportunities? ❓ More importantly, under what conditions do collaborations between high-tech producer firms and their customers lead to the the disequilibrating Schumpeterian product opportunities? In our recent paper authored by Jeroen de Jong, Max Mulhuijzen, Katrin Merfeld, Coen Rigtering, Timo van Balen and Mathias Boënne, in JPIM Journal of Product Innovation Management, address exactly this question. ⚡ Our analyses show that lead userness of customers is indeed positively related to Schumpeterian product opportunities. But that this relationship is strongest when: 🚀 The collaboration is with a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿, with whom the relationship started only recently; 🐭 When the involved customers are 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 market players; 🏭 The producer firm invest a lot in their 𝗥&𝗗 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, so as to better incorporate lead customer insights. So, as a high-tech firm you shouldn’t just work with any customer if you want the chance to create groundbreaking product innovations! Check out our open access paper here: https://lnkd.in/eTyZMqB8 #leaduser #groundbreaking #innovation #NPD #hightech #research #eshipuu #utrechtuniversity Utrecht University School of Economics Entrepreneurship @ Utrecht University School of Economics

If you ask yourself, why we had made the split between the Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center | RWTH Aachen Campus and Onward Partners, find here our FAQ. But most important, we bring our services in the same high quality

Another Monday, another reason to celebrate: Yesterday we celebrated the recent appointment of Siavash Khajavi as assistant professor in operations management at the Aalto TUTA - Aalto University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management. As a professor one is first of all hired based on one's research merits, or one's potential for doing world-class research. And of course Siavash has cleared that bar. But in addition, there's a few other reasons why he's a great addition to our department and the university. First, he's interested in entrepreneurship, and has also recently founded a company. As an innovation university, it's important for Aalto University to have professors that are interested in entrepreneurship and are active in taking innovations from the lab to the market. Second, he's interested in technologies, like additive manufacturing, digital twins and artificial intelligence, that are at the intersection of our department and especially the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aalto University Department of Computer Science, but also others. There's a nice opportunity to work across departmental borders on impactful research. Third, he's an alumnus of our IEM program, so he knows our students and our community very well. But he has also come here from outside of Finland. This is a sweetspot for being able to drive meaningful change, by knowing how things work here but at the same time seeing things that others don't see. Very happy to have you as part of our faculty, Siavash! #aaltotuta #operationsmanagement #technologyentrepreneurship #multidisciplinarity #innovation

Some may wonder why the split from Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center | RWTH Aachen Campus was necessary and what the overall vision behind the project truly is. Find out the answers to these questions and much more in our FAQs on our new website! https://lnkd.in/gwNScjm3

Exciting news! Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Stuttgart students have teamed up with SKV Invest GmbH and Zefyron for a pioneering project, "Shaping the Future of Entrepreneurship." This collaboration combines expertise from various fields, promising fresh approaches for tomorrow's entrepreneurial landscape.   Thirty-four students from Business Administration and Digital Commerce Management of DHBW will be dedicating themselves to the challenge of organizing the global start-up economy through efficient digital services and successfully networking with founders and investors under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Sven K.. and Prof. Dr. Bernd Jöstingmeier. As part of their task, the seven student teams will conduct international market research in the start-up economy, conduct interviews with various stakeholders and develop creative ideas for target group-specific digital services. Our founders, Ms. Susanne Hahn and Ms. Aparna Veer, commissioned the student research project with our platform, Zefyron. A jury of experts will include Mr Andreas Brauchle from Horváth and Dr. Volker Gesmann from SKV-Invest GmbH to award the best team presentations. Get ready to witness the fusion of academic brilliance and real-world savvy as these students tackle the challenge head-on. Find more about it under: Portfolio (skvinvest.de/portfolio) #innovation #esg #digital #startups #collaboration

AMULET H2020 project coaching program is a great opportunity for small or medium-sized enterprise in Europe that operates within the advanced materials industry to find solutions to their problems or needs 💡 #coaching #business #opportunity

🏗 In manufacturing, 𝟰𝟰.𝟯% of expenses are attributed to material costs. Thus, crafting a design 10% lighter not only lightens the load but also trims manufacturing expenses by over 4% on average. If you are a European SME in the advanced materials sector! 🚀 Unlock your company's potential with the specialized coaching offered by the AMULET H2020 project (The Advanced Materials & Manufacturing United for LightwEighT). #INNOSUP #EISMEA #ECCP #Cluster_EU #FundingChampions