It could hardly be more challenging to meet the requirements of future ecosystems – not just environmental, but also business ecosystems, which will need to be sustainable for generations to come and make the future a ‘livable’ place for all. …
#techourfuture – Interactivity Council Makes Technology Easier to Understand
Twelve experts with one goal: to make future technology relevant for the whole of society
In November 2018, the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute launched its #techourfuture initiative with the aim of giving fellow citizens a chance to find out everything they …
“In essence, the idea is to fundamentally move forward with your company competences”
An interview with Professor Dr. Christoph Zanker, Steinbeis Entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Transfer Center Industrial Innovation and Transformation Management
Some companies are taking the current recession as an opportunity to reorient themselves. The famous German Mittelstand is particularly likely to …
“We’ll have to get to a post-fossil world in the foreseeable future”
An interview with Steinbeis Entrepreneur Markus Klätte
A circular economy makes maximum use of products and raw materials over time, based on the role model provided to us by nature. TRANSFER Magazine spoke to Markus Klätte about the role played …
The EFQM Model – A Signpost to Success
The benefit to SMEs of monitoring the economic ecosystem
The term “ecosystem” was coined by the British ecologist A. G. Tanslye in 1935. It has undergone a number of changes since then and acquired a variety of new facets [1], …
Every Change Begins with A Vision
An exposé of the future of ecosystems and the ecosystems of the future
The unnatural separation between humans and the world’s ecosystems is a key cause of the steadily worsening biodiversity crisis and the degradation of so many natural habitats …
The Bremen-Unterweser InnoWerk Project: A Sustainable Approach to the Manual Trades
Steinbeis experts develop a vision of the future: innovative and sustainable skilled crafts
The InnoWerk project in Bremen and the Unterweser Region is an alliance revolving around sustainable innovation among firms crafts and small manufactoroing companies. It arose following a …
Recovery of Ecological Nutrition from Agriculture
Steinbeis experts contribute to the circular bioeconomy
Identifying profitable and environmentally friendly methods of reusing manure and digestate produced in farming – in ways that meet the practical needs of business – is as topical as ever. Agro Energie Hohenlohe …
Coming to the Rescue in a Crisis
Steinbeis experts help companies realign business with “Rescuers in a Crisis”
There is usually little time left in everyday business to invest in moving the company forward. Day-to-day issues take precedence; thinking about long-term priorities is put off for another …
“Building trust will be crucial”
An interview with Dr. Marie-Eve Reinert, senior project manager at Steinbeis 2i
The concept of using hydrogen as an energy source has been around for decades. The gas was already being used in space travel in the 1960s, and in …
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“Europe is the global leader when it comes to green growth.” That is neither a vision, nor a goal for 2050 – it’s the Green Growth Index 2020’s finding. In all four categories – resource consumption, social inclusion, green economic …
“We think back from the perspective of the future”
Steinbeis Entrepreneurs Kerstin Schenk and Professor Dr. Esin Bozyazi talk about the challenges of sustainable business models
There is a tendency at the moment to associate the concept of sustainability with nothing more than simply acting in an environmentally friendly …
Brick by Brick: Making Intelligent Use of Circular Economy Methods to Create a Sustainable Economy
How to make use of an ancient principle of nature in the economy
Circular economy concepts are currently experiencing a boom, not least fueled by setbacks caused by the current pandemic. Not only is this reflected in increasing public interest, …
Climate-Neutral Buildings: A Herculean Task … But Achievable
Steinbeis experts implement carbon-neutral pilot projects
In 2018, the EU Commission presented its plan for a climate-neutral Europe at a summit in Katowice, Poland. In 2020, the plan was adopted and coined the European Green Deal, laying down targets for …
Green Hydrogen – From Vision to Reality in Forty Years
Key technology represents an important milestone on the journey to climate neutrality
Fossil-free and no longer dependent on oil – around 40 years ago, that was the vision of energy supplies in the future. Leading research institutes were working on …
“There’ll only be a widescale rethink once the costs really start to hurt and people are shown alternatives”
An interview with Steinbeis Entrepreneur and power engineering expert Dr.-Ing. Thomas Freitag
It’s easy to be critical of the “Greta effect,” but one thing’s for sure: The young climate activist has brought enormous publicity to climate change. Nonetheless, this will …
NetworkNature: Connecting Experts for Climate Protection and Sustainability
Steinbeis offers platform for exchanging views on nature-based solutions, projects, and best practice
A nature-based solution (NBS) is the term used by the EU to refer to natural or newly created processes that leverage the positive benefits of nature and …
Seldom Are Times This Fascinating
Martin Trotier assesses the topics and tasks of personnel work in 2021
In the early days of 2021, the media once again started discussing the future role and tasks of the personnel department – or in modern terminology: HR. But …
Lifetime Contributions to “Best Promotion of Innovation”
Professor Johann Löhn and Steinbeis Foundation honored with the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille
On May 5, 2021, Germany’s oldest innovation award, the Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille, was presented in four categories. This year, the award for Best Promotion of Innovation went to Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. …
Knowing How It’s Done – Making Systematic Use of Entitlements to Research Funding
Steinbeis consultant provides support with project assessments and applications
In early 2020, new options became available to take advantage of government subsidies for research and development. In addition to funding through departmental research at federal ministries, an alternative approach opened …
A Window of Opportunity in Wood Restoration
Steinbeis expert Volker Bucher joins forces with timber manufacturing specialist Holzmanufaktur Rottweil to develop innovative methods for cleaning, abrading, and coating surfaces
Sometimes all it takes is a smidgen of fortune to bring innovative partners together. That’s how it was …
More Stressful, Less Successful – Management in Times of Pandemic
Steinbeis study examines current developments in teamwork and individual performance
Surveys commissioned by the Robert Koch Institute show that second only to worrying about being infected by Covid-19, currently the biggest concern among respondents in Germany is what will happen …
InConnect: How an Index Can Showcase the Benefits of Collaboration
Steinbeis collaborates in research to analyze the factors that dictate the success of innovations and value creation in alliances
The concept of networks and alliances lays an important foundation for developing successful innovations. At a time when there is an …
That Seals It
Steinbeis experts develop process technology for thermal joining of multimaterial components and composite structural components
The demand for multimaterial components, also known as multimaterial mixes, is rising continuously. This is particularly the case with lightweight materials made from a combination …
Concept Meets Expertise
Technology Transfer Managers support companies in their search for partners
SMEs, already exposed to increasing levels of global competition, are under immense pressure to innovate. One way to help companies boost innovation is to find effective ways to transfer technology. …
Support During the Crisis: An Application System for Covid-19 Aid
Steinbeis team develops digital system for providing emergency support in Bavaria
Germany is responding to the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic with huge programs aimed at offering emergency support and bridging loans to companies, institutions, and the self-employed. …
Reinvented During the Crisis: The Spitzenfrauen BW Careers Portal for female leadership
Steinbeis series of online seminars on women and careers judged a total success
The disruptive impact of the coronavirus pandemic was a painful experience for many companies last year. There were exceptions, however. Spitzenfrauen BW, which is financed by the …
Agile Teams: A Key Success Factor for Digital Transformation in Value Creation Networks
The Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute provides support for cross-company and cross-industry collaboration
Digital transformation can be a major challenge for the manual trades and industrial enterprises. Not only do they have to question familiar ways of thinking, they also have to …
24 Hours Between Briefing Session and an Air Quality Sensor
Steinbeis expert Bernd Damkowski works up a successful concept at the RLP Hackathon
When the Rhineland-Palatinate Business Hackathon took place in November 2020, Steinbeis Digital Solutions partner Bernd Damkowski was among the contestants of the 24-hour event. By the end …
Enerthon 2020 – Success Across the Board
Steinbeis experts help redesign the world of energy
Even during a pandemic, climate change remains one of the great challenges of our time. One more reason for Dr. Christian Schweizer, entrepreneur at the Academy of the Energy Sector, a Steinbeis …
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For more than 30 years, Steinbeis TRANSFER Magazine has played a special role in fulfilling the Steinbeis Foundation’s reason for being of imparting knowledge: It shares it. Steinbeis Enterprises write magazine articles to illustrate the areas in which Steinbeis shares …
The Packaging of the Future – Don’t Throw It in the Trash Can: Eat It!
Steinbeis experts launch ZIM network project looking into edible food coatings
Modern foods and beverages would be inconceivable without packaging. Although packaging protects contents and improves shelf life, once it has been used it has to be disposed, which places …
The Carte Du Jour of the Future: When Algorithms Decide What Goes on the Menu
Compared to previous generations, we expect the food we eat to do a lot more these days. Whereas in the past, food was primarily about ensuring we were satiated, today we expect much more – food should be HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE, …