News from Institute
Guest lecture Sebastian Arendt (YDEON)
This semester, we had the privilege of welcoming Dr. Sebastian Arendt, the CEO of the YDEON Group, as guest speaker.

Guest lecture Erik Wirsing (DB Schenker)
As part of the "Technology and Innovation Management" lecture, the students welcomed Erik Wirsing, VP Global Innovation at DB Schenker.

Guest lecture Sven Veismann (Elektrisola)
Dr. Sven Veismann (CEO assistent at Elektrisola) was welcomed for a guest lecture about his work at Elektrisola.
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Guest lecture Sohrab Salimi (Agile Academy)
As part of "Technology and Innovation Management" students welcomed Sohrab Salimi, Founder and CEO of the Agile Academy.

Design Thinking Team Wins Final of Digital Future Challenge
3 teams from TU Dortmund presented their pitches at the Federal Ministry in Berlin on February 9 - Team "CorporateCare" wins 1st place

Final Pitch Day of the Ruhr School of Design Thinking
More than 70 students from TU Dortmund, Ruhr University Bochum and University Duisburg-Essen present on big stage

MentorInn: Design Thinking Pitch Day in Dortmund (Kopie 1)
13 chairs from TU Dortmund, Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen join forces to form the RuhrSchool of Design Thinking.

Guest Lecture Ernst Wedekind (yellow Design Cologne)
Innovation and Design up close in our course on "Innovation and Growth Management"!

Guest visit of Ukrainian scientist Dr. Lyudmyla Chernova within the framework of an aid program of TU Dortmund University
Guest visit of Dr. Lyudmyla Chernova, Associate Professor at Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding in Mykolaiv (Ukraine)
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Guest Lecture of Dr. Christian Sprinkmeyer (Tonies)
On November 22, Dr. Christian Sprinkmeyer from tonies GmbH visited our bachelor course "Innovation and Growth Management".

Guest lecture of Dr. Alexander Brunst (Gorillas)
As part of the lecture series "Strategic Technology & Innovation Management", Dr. Alexander Brunst from Gorillas gave a guest lecture.

New publication on the role of middle management in innovation
How important is the role of middle management for innovation?
