Habilitation colloquium of Dr. Rajnish Tiwari on the theme of “Digital Transformation as Enabler of Affordable Excellence”

On June 30, 2020 there was a Habilitation colloquium of Dr. Rajnish Tiwari that marked the successful completion of his Habilitation (“venia legendi”). The colloquium was on the theme of “Digital Transformation as Enabler of Affordable Excellence”. The presentation showed how digital technologies can help achieve frugal solutions that in turn enable affordable excellence.

Abstract of the presentation

Latest since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic the potential of digital technologies as enabler of high-quality-yet-affordable solutions has become clear. Nevertheless, reports suggest that many firms struggle with implementing digital transformation due to the (perceived) need for high investments. Moreover, the true (potential) value-add of digital transformation is not clear to many, as digital transformation is often associated with complex terms such as “Industry 4.0”, “Internet of Things” or “Smart Homes”, whose true value-add is either not obvious to non-experts, or whose value-add is rather perceived in “nice-yet-superfluous” things such as a refrigerator which can autonomously re-order groceries. Thus, the cost-benefit analysis apparently does not seem to justify the requisite investments in many an instance. Continue reading

Cornelius Herstatt speaks on Frugal Innovation at IPDMC 2020

Cornelius Herstatt is today speaking on frugal innovation at the Digital Plenary Keynote Panel at IPDMC 2020 along with Katharina Hölzle and Piret Tonurist. The panel is moderated by Bart VAN LOOY & Petra DE WEERD-NEDERHOF.

Title of his talk is: Frugal Innovation after the Corona-Crisis – Opportunities for affordable, sustainable businesses.

Conference webpage: https://www.xcdsystem.com/eiasm/program/Iin7wnL/index.cfm?pgid=1853

Seminar on frugal innovation for sustainable development goals with CFI participation in Mumbai

CFI is happy to announce organisation of a seminar on frugal innovation as an enabler for the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Mumbai on 25th Sept. 2019. The seminar marks continuation of the fruitful cooperation that CFI has forged with the German Centre for Research and Innovation (DWIH) New Delhi, and this is the third year running for our joint events. Dr. Stephan Buse and Dr. Rajnish Tiwari from CFI will deliver talks outlining the scope of frugal innovation and their potential contribution for societal and economic development for all relevant stakeholders, while Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt will moderate a panel discussion.

The event is organised by DWIH, New Delhi together with the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and will take place on Wednesday, September 25, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM in Mumbai. Details of the events are as follows.

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Einladung zum Workshop “Potenziale frugaler Innovationen für Österreich” in Wien

Rat für Forschung und TechnologieentwicklungDer Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung und die TU Hamburg (Center for Frugal Innovation) laden zu einem Workshop zum Thema “Potenziale frugaler Innovationen für Österreich” am 17. April 2018 (10-13 Uhr) in Wien ein.

Im Rahmen des Workshops werden die Zwischenergebnisse der laufenden Studie vorgestellt. Des Weiteren wird mit Vertretern aus Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Zivilgesellschaft über die (wirtschaftliche) Relevanz frugaler Innovationen in kleinem Kreis diskutiert. Ein besonderer Fokus der Studie liegt auf der nachhaltigen Sicherung der globalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeitcropped-CFI_Signet_E_CMYK_print1.jpg österreichischer Unternehmen (insbesondere KMU).

Im Vordergrund steht dabei auch die Frage, ob innovationspolitischer Handlungsbedarf in Österreich besteht und welche Maßnahmen Unternehmen dabei unterstützen könnten, frugale Innovationen in ihr Produktportfolio aufzunehmen und erfolgreich zu kommerzialisieren.Der Workshop findet in Kooperation mit der corporAID Plattform statt.

Veranstaltungsort: Büro des Rats für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung, Pestalozzigasse 4/D1

Bei Interesse melden Sie sich bitte per Email (g.reitschuler@rat-fte.at) bis zum 10. April 2018 an. Die Teilnehmeranzahl ist begrenzt.

Weitere Details entnehmen Sie bitte diesem PDF-Dokument.

Kooperationspartner:

corporAID Plattform

Guest lecture on frugal innovation at TU Graz

Prof. Dr. Christian Ramsauer (l.) with Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt (r). Photo: IIM.

Prof. Dr. Christian Ramsauer (l.) with Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt (r). Photo: IIM.

Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt was invited to deliver a guest lecture on the theme of frugal innovation at the Institute of Innovation and Industrial Management (IIM) of TU Graz (Graz University of Technology). He was hosted by Prof. Dr. Christian Ramsauer, director of IIM. The audience was an interdisciplinary group of Master students from various faculties. Prof. Herstatt spoke about the increasingly-apparent global need for frugal innovations in both developing and the industrialized world. Furthermore, he showcased an example about how frugal innovation projects can be technologically and organizationally implemented in a multinational company in the settings of economically-developed nations. The results were based on a recent project of CFI with a large international manufacturer of machine and tools industry.

This was the second time Prof. Herstatt visited TU Graz to speak on frugal innovations. There is a growing interest of the Austrian industry in this topic and both institutes (CFI@TIM/TUHH and IIM@TU Graz) intend to collaborate in research, teaching and advising companies.