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    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.

    Bodensee Linked

    BodenseeLinked is an open, digital community of twelve universities in the four-country region around Lake Constance that want to work together to strengthen the start-up scene in the region. The aim of the initiative is to network cross-border offerings, create new formats, and empower entrepreneurs to actively tackle social and environmental challenges.

    To this end, an innovation and entrepreneurship platform has been launched where founders, start-ups, companies, investors, students, colleges, universities, and research institutions from the international Lake Constance region can exchange ideas and network. BodenseeLinked thus creates a central interface for knowledge transfer, collaboration, and joint project development—across national and disciplinary boundaries.

    ➡️ Read more about BodenseeLinked here!

     

    Details

    • Motivation & Program

      Motivation

      Like many other regions, the Lake Constance region is facing profound transformation processes: climate change, the mobility transition, digitalization, energy supply, and skills shortages are affecting all sectors. At the same time, the region has a high density of committed stakeholders from science, business, administration, civil society, and culture. However, many of these stakeholders have so far worked alongside each other rather than with each other.

      This is where BodenseeLinked comes in: the platform aims to highlight this potential, facilitate networking, and enable joint projects. It is not just about exchange, but also about active shaping—locally rooted, but open to international perspectives within the four-country region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein).

      Program

      BodenseeLinked offers a digital infrastructure for connecting topics, ideas, and people:

      • Community platform with profiles, posts, comments, groups, and direct contact options
      • Topic rooms (e.g., mobility, energy, circular economy, urban development, innovation)
      • Events and networking meetings to deepen exchange and cooperation
      • Cooperation offers – find allies for your idea or get involved in existing initiatives
      • Project visibility – show what you are working on and benefit from regional expertise
      • Open to everyone: start-ups, companies, universities, cities and municipalities, NGOs, students, or interested citizens

      BodenseeLinked creates a vibrant space where ideas grow, new alliances are formed, and the future is shaped – together and across borders.

      ➡️ More information about the project!

    • University partners

      Project lead

      Samuel Böhni (OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland)

      Participating universities

      OST - University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland

      Kempten University of Applied Sciences

      University of Konstanz

      Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen

      RWU - Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences

      Constance University of Applied Sciences HTWG

      Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK

      Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences GmbH

      University of Liechtenstein

      Weingarten University of Education

      University of St. Gallen

      University of Zurich