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.

Research - the Core of our Work
In our research projects we attach great importance to practical relevance. We develop tools with which companies can structure and accelerate innovation processes.
The research of the IST Institute is divided into three areas:
- Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Technology Management
Through regular publications, the Institute presents the findings of its various research projects to the scientific community and gains important insights for further work through discussion.
Research Projects
Publications
Strategic Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Research in this area focuses on dynamic skills, simultaneous mastery of innovation and efficiency, and Corporate Entrepreneurship. Here, companies are supported in strategic renewal and transition as well as in the implementation of innovation-oriented growth strategies. Strategic Innovation is therefore dedicated to the overall entrepreneurial implementation of innovation for the development of new business areas and the Strategic Transformation of the company.
Technology Management
In this area, the focus is on R&D management and, in particular, the design of interfaces between development and sales as well as sales and customers. For this purpose, technology and innovation concepts as well as methods and tools for the implementation of such concepts in products and services are researched.
Research Projects
- ValueVentPro
- CoVent-RCT
- Excubation
- Invista WTI
- iPlanPro - Complete solution for integrated strategic planning in medium-sized technological companies
- iTechSales
- eArchitecture Lab
The eArchitecture Lab of the business and application-oriented platform „Community of Practice for Strategic Management Architectures“, CoPS, is a Living Lab for strategic management systems. The aim of the eArchitecture Lab is to provide principles, working methods and leadership processes for strategic architectures, as well as an open test environment for new routines and system and software components.