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💪 “Good Leadership”💪 ESB Business School brings the Leadership Talent Academy to Reutlingen 🎓 Starting in the winter semester of 2025, the ESB Business School at Reutlingen University will host the Leadership Talent Academy (LTA) of the Karl Schlecht Stiftung (KSG). This scholarship programme aims to develop young people into responsible leaders who embody not only professional expertise but also ethical and humanistic values. 🙌 The programme specifically supports MBA students, participants in the part-time programmes at the Knowledge Foundation, as well as young alumni of the ESB Business School. Thanks to their professional experience, they can directly apply the content in practice. ✨ “With the Leadership Talent Academy, we are creating an additional offer that prepares our students for responsible leadership roles and enables them to grow beyond their academic knowledge,” emphasises Professor Markus Conrads, Dean of the ESB Business School. “We are delighted to bring this programme to Reutlingen together with the Karl Schlecht Foundation.” 🌍 The Karl Schlecht Foundation already cooperates through the LTA with the University of Tübingen, UnternehmerTUM, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Campus Founders in Heilbronn. While other locations, for example, emphasise a start-up or entrepreneurial focus, ESB Business School sets its sights on strengthening the region and medium-sized enterprises. 🏢 One example is the module “Leadership of Family Businesses,” which raises awareness among students about succession planning and leading small and medium-sized companies. It is complemented by the module “Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” which addresses the opportunities and challenges of new technologies in leadership processes. For this, ESB Business School collaborates with experts from the Cyber Valley Community, Europe’s leading centre of excellence in artificial intelligence and modern robotics.

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Jan Oliver Schwarz, Professor of Strategic Foresight & Trend Analysis, Head of Institute at the Bavarian Foresight-Institute, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, and Katharina Kleine, Research Assistant, Bavarian Foresight-Institute Institute, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, highlight the most striking findings from the global study by the Bavarian Foresight-Institute and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions. Then they look at what this means for the recent state and future potential of corporate foresight. https://lnkd.in/effndBvQ

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𝗣𝗶𝗸𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗯𝘂'𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 🎮🧸🚗 Pop culture is shifting - so should brand strategy. And the real question is: Are nerds actually cooler than non-nerds? 👀 This might not only be on the minds of Damian Maib and Thomas Derksen from the Made in China Podcast, but also on those of many marketing managers.   Martin Z.H. Zhang is a passionate nerd - and as Global Business Director at Jung von Matt NERD, he's made it his profession. So who better to talk about how to reach these diverse and passionate communities with the right idea?   In the podcast, Martin dives into Asian pop culture, where brands like POP MART are originally from – ready to conquer the global stage. Cosplay is a force of its own and viral content is a must. He shares insights on what the future holds, what it takes to create real emotional value, and why an electric car in a real-sized toy box made headlines at gamescom. 🚘   Curious? You can listen to the episode in German wherever podcasts are available - and even non-nerds will get it, we promise. 💚 

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❗ Pinterest is opening a new branch in Zurich, the Engineering Excellence Hub. It develops innovations in AI and shopping infrastructure and can build on proprietary technologies. 💡 The company will also be strengthened by two Swiss newcomers. Matthias Zenger will be responsible for the technical infrastructure and basic engineering platforms, while Mirjam Wattenhofer will develop the social network's e-commerce technology and user experience. 👥 Pinterest reported a record high of 578 million users worldwide in the second quarter of 2025 and generated revenue of 998 million dollars. Further AI-supported products are being planned. 🙌 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 about it here! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d-iDaW6p

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Class 1 of “AI Catalyst” at DHBW Lörrach / Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) = done. 🚀 What a crew. We went from “AI feels abstract” to “I know the next pilot to run on Monday.” My 5 biggest takeaways from the room: Keep it at “Newton level.” We don’t need rocket science to create value — start simple, stay practical. LLMs aren’t magic — they predict the next word. The heavy lift is compute; the edge is how we use it. Context > model. Set your vector database and instructions right from the start, or you’ll chase errors later. Experts build the AI-core. Use AI for “Level-2” tasks, but capture the know-how of your real experts to make it fly. Agents = weekly leverage. Automate scouting/reporting on a cadence (real estate, price lists, inventory…) and let humans decide. Why this matters: the fastest wins came when we combined people who know the business with small, governed AI sprints — even onboarding gets easier when expert knowledge is available 24/7 through an internal AI-core. Looking forward to witness amazing use cases at upcoming presentation of the students 🚀🚀🚀 If you’re an SME in DACH and need “AI Empowerment” for your organization (clear metric, small scope, human-in-the-loop) DM me. 💬 #AICatalyst #DHBW #Mittelstand #AI #Agents #Education #Lörrach

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Transformation Needs Leadership: We are Launching Executive Education for Germany’s SME Sector 🚀 How can leadership in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) become the driving force for change? This is the key question behind our new executive education program in cooperation with the IHK Nord Westfalen and Westfälische Hochschule. Starting in spring 2026, this free certificate program will equip leaders with the skills they need to tackle the challenges of transformation. 💡 👉 Read our full press release for further information: https://lnkd.in/e-3YR_V2 Photo © IHK Nord Westfalen #Leadership #Transformation #HHLLeipzig #HHL #FutureSkills #ChangeManagement #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipDevelopment

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7,000 data points, one Excel file? Managing sustainability with spreadsheets is no longer enough. Complex regulations like CSRD and EUDR demand more than manual processes – they require a strategic, data-driven approach. In this episode of Impact Pays Off, Alexander Appel, Sustainability Manager at MHP – A Porsche Company, shares how companies can move beyond compliance and use sustainability as a driver for innovation and long-term value. From circular economy models to cross-functional collaboration and digital infrastructure, this conversation shows what it really takes to future-proof your business. "You can’t manage 7,000 data points with Excel." Key takeaways: ✔️ Why data is the foundation for transparency and action ✔️ How circular thinking is reshaping business models ✔️ What role software plays in making sustainability manageable ✔️ How to turn regulatory pressure into competitive advantage Find out more in the comments! ↓

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