IST Institute

The Institute for Strategic Innovation and Technology Management is the competence center for innovation and strategy. Research focuses on Strategic Transformation, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Startups, Ambidextrie, Agility and Digitalization.

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Institute for Strategic Innovation & Technology Management

Sustainable Growth with Agility and Innovation

As an institute for research and transfer, the Institute for Strategic Innovation and Technology Management IST is the competence centre of the HTWG Konstanz on the subject of innovation and strategy. In publicly funded research and industry-related projects methods, processes and tools are developed with which technology-oriented companies in particular can strategically develop, commercially successfully implement and legally secure innovations.

With this expertise, we support companies in improving their own competitiveness and successfully implementing strategic innovation initiatives. Therefore, we impart knowledge and offer design impulses to embed dynamic skills in your company and to strengthen the agility of your organization.

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We offer companies research-related services in the areas of strategic innovation and transformation, technology management and industrial property rights. We support companies in answering questions such as ...

How do we successfully integrate an idea into the market as an innovation?
How does innovation determine the sustainability of my company?
How can we support innovation, what prevents it?
How can we improve the agility of our organization?
How can the necessary change be successfully implemented?
What types of innovation will determine my markets of tomorrow?

Our Mission
The Institute's extensive know-how is based on the many years of practical-, research- and management experience of three professors and their interdisciplinary cooperation:
Strategic innovation, i.e. the overall entrepreneurial implementation of innovation to establish new business areas and strategic transformation of the company (Prof. Dr. Guido H. Baltes)
Development of technology and innovation concepts and implementation in products and services (Prof. Dr. Carsten Manz)
Our Goal
The aim of the institute as a competence centre of the University of Applied Sciences Konstanz in the field of innovation & strategy is to
offer technology-oriented companies easy access to the university's know-how, resources and network,
advise and accompany them in all stages of the innovation and transformation process, and
offer its employees opportunities for training and further education.

Research

The IST Institute is the competence center for innovation and strategy, on which it actively pursues numerous research projects.

Our main research areas:

Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Technology Management

Research

Teaching

The professors at IST are renowned experts in their fields and pass this knowledge on to their students and professionals in various formats.

Our specialisations:

Strategy & Innovation
Technology Management

Teaching

Services and Support

The IST pursues numerous research projects and provides you with state-of-the-art knowledge from research in the form of lectures, seminars, conferences, coaching and workshops.

Our Workshops and Key Note Lectures:

Understanding digital development in the enterprise
Mastering change successfully through strategic transformation
and much more !

Services and Support

Start-Up Support

The IST Institute with the attached startup initiative Kilometer1 is the central contact point for all those interested in founding a company and advises you on your start-up plans.

Our Services: