Talks

On this page we provide a non-exhaustive list of speeches & interviews given by members of the CFI team since Sept. 2013.

  • Frugal Innovation and Sustainability: Connecting economic affordability with societal responsibility, guest lecture by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari in the course on Sustaianable Innovation (Dr. Rainer Quitzow) at the at TU Berlin (Faculty of Economics and Management, Institute of Technology and Management), February 6, 2018.
  • Frugal Innovation: A Promising Driver of German-Indian Engagement?!, Keynote by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at the Annual Meeting of the DAAD IndiAlumni e.V. at Leibnitz University Hanover, May 13, 2017.
  • Eine vergleichende Analyse der Innovationspfade in der Automobilzulieferindustrie Indiens und Deutschlands, gemeinsame Präsentation der Studienergebnisse durch Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Dr. Katharina Kalogerakis (beide TIM-TUHH) und Dr. Luise Fischer (Fraunhofer IMW) Leipzig, Mai 10, 2017.
  • Prospects for frugality in the developed world, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at the InnoFrugal 2017 conference in Helsinki, April 25, 2017.
  • Frugal Innovation: Status-quo and the emerging research agenda, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari as part of a Faculty Meet at Frugal Innovation Hub, Santa Clara University, USA, March 2, 2017.
  • Innovationspfade in der Automobilzulieferindustrie Indiens, Präsentation der Studienergebnisse durch Dr. Rajnish Tiwari und Dr. Katharina Kalogerakis im Rahmen eines Review-Workshops mit ausgewählten Experten, Hamburg, Feb. 3, 2017.
  • Potenziale, Herausforderungen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz frugaler Innovationen im Kontext des globalen Innovationswettbewerbs, gemeinsamer Vortrag von Dr. Katharina Kalogerakis (TIM-TUHH) und Dr. Luise Fischer (Fraunhofer IMW), ITA Forum 2016, Berlin, Oktober 31/Nov.1, 2016.
  • Connecting User Innovation, Frugal Innovation and Reverse Innovation: Case of Epson’s Eco Tank Printer, presentation by Prof. M. Tsujimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), for a paper jointly written with Mr. Taiki Mouri (Tokyo Institute of Technology), Dr. Rajnish Tiwari and Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt (both TIM-TUHH), Open and User Innovation conference, Boston, Harvard Business School, August 1, 2016.
  • Frugal Innovations in the mirror of scholarly discourse: Tracing theoretical basis and antecedents, Presentation by Rajnish Tiwari at R&D Management conference, Cambridge (UK), of a paper co-authored with Dr. Katharina Kalogerakis and Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt, July 5, 2016.
  • Visibility and Acceptance of Frugal Innovation in German-speaking Countries, presentation of study results by Stephan Bergmann of a study co-authored with Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Scientific Symposium, Leipzig, June 24, 2016.
  • Comparative Case Analysis of Frugal Innovation in Japan, presentation by Prof. M. Tsujimoto (Tokyo Institute of Technology), for a paper jointly written with Dr. Rajnish Tiwari and Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt (both TIM-TUHH), Scientific Symposium, Leipzig, June 24, 2016.
  • Cultural Factors as Determinants of Consumer Acceptance for Frugal Innovation: Some Preliminary Results, presentation of study results by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Scientific Symposium, Leipzig, June 24, 2016.
  • Introduction to the BMBF/ITA-Project “PotFrugInno” and Objectives of the Symposium, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at Scientific Symposium, Leipzig, June 24, 2016.
  • Frugal Innovations: An Innovation Opportunity Company cannot Ignore?!, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at ISPIM conference, Porto (Portugal), June 21, 2016.
  • Ist weniger mehr? Wie frugale Innovationen die Welt verändern!, Vortrag von Dr. Rajnish Tiwari auf der 40. innovation(night der Industrievereinigung Vorarlberg, Lustenau (AT), Mai 19, 2016.
  • Potenziale frugaler Innovationen: Herausarbeitung der theoretischen Basis für die Trendanalyse, Präsentation der Studienergebnisse durch Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Hamburg, Jan. 12, 2016 (YouTube Video).
  • Frugal Innovation: An Introduction to the Concept and its Relevance in today’s World, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, University of Leipzig, Dec. 17, 2015.
  • Relevance of Frugal Innovation in today’s Germany and the Avenues of Indo-German Collaboration, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at the Annual Meeting of German-Indian Round Table (GIRT) Hamburg and German-Indian Society (Deutsch-Indische Gesellschaft) Bremen, in Bremen, Nov. 30, 2015.
  • Imperative of Frugal Innovation? Necessities, Chances & Challenges for the German Mittelstand, Corporate Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt, Dr. Stephan Buse and Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at Class, Nov. 23, 2015.
  • Produktadaption an den Zielmarkt Indien: Bedarf, Chancen und Herausforderungen, Vortrag von Dr. Rajnish Tiwari auf der Juniorenkonferenz des OAV, Berlin, Sept. 11, 2015.
  • Role of Lead Markets in International Business: Need for Frugal Products in Emerging Economies & Beyond, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, FOM Hamburg, June 27, 2015.
  • Partnering in the technical field: Current status and future scope for Indo-German relations,Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari to the invited Indian journalists under the “Media Ambassadors – India and Germany” (Medienbotschafter Indien – Deutschland) program of the Robert-Bosch-Stiftung)Venue: International Media Center, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) Hamburg, 20th May 2015.
  • Frugale Innovationen: Indien als Vorreitermarkt für vergleichbare Märkte, Vortrag von Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, 1. Deutsch-Indischen Wirtschaftsforum Mitteldeutschland, Leipzig, April 21, 2015.
  • Frugale Innovationen als Kooperationstreiber: Neue Perspektiven für deutsch-indische Zusammenarbeit?, Vortrag von Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Jahrestreffen des DAAD IndiAlumni e.V., Universität Göttingen, April 18, 2015.
  • Frugal Innovation: Ein Konzept zur Erschließung kostensensitiver Märkte, Vortrag von Dr. Stephan Buse, 12. Niedersächsischer Außenwirtschaftstag, Hannover Messe, Hannover, April 15, 2015.
  • The Frugal Paradigm: Innovations for Emerging Markets and Beyond?, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Kobe, Japan, March 2, 2015.
  • Imperative of Frugal Innovations for Emerging Markets and Beyond, Talk by Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Feb. 28, 2015.
  • Imperative of Frugal Innovations for Emerging Markets and Beyond, Talk by Prof. Dr. Cornelius Herstatt and Dr. Rajnish Tiwari, Nissan Corporate Technology Center, Japan, Feb. 19, 2015.
  • Imperative of Frugal Innovation? Necessities, Chances & Challenges for the German Mittelstand, Corporate Talk by Dr. Stephan Buse and Dr. Rajnish Tiwari at Grimme, July 3, 2014.
  • The concept of frugal innovation and it’s importance for German firms, Talk by Dr. Stephan Buse, India Days Hannover, June 24, 2014.