PuMaX: People-centred approaches to transformation and collaboration

Through the Steinbeis Transfer Center PuMaX, Prof. Dr Werner Stork, Dr-Ing Bernhard Minge and Rolf Demir are establishing a Steinbeis enterprise dedicated to human-centred public management and collaboration across different spheres of societal activity. The starting point is the Darmstadt approach to a resilient and inquisitive society based on shared responsibility. The aim is to systematically link academia, public administration and politics, civil society, the business sector and the natural world. The Quintuple Helix approach, amongst others, serves as a guiding framework.

The three transfer entrepreneurs bring different professional perspectives to the table. Prof. Dr Werner Stork has been Professor of Management and Organisation – specialising in human resource management and leadership – at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences since 2013. His research covers, amongst other things, innovation, change and transformation management, as well as resilience and learning. Prior to this, he held senior positions at Union Investment and the Sparda Banking Group. Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Minge has a technology-oriented background at VITRONIC, a company specialising in industrial image processing, where he worked as Head of 3D Systems in the field of optical 3D measurement. Rolf Demir is responsible for seminar modules on the strategic significance of generative AI, business models, value creation and governance within the Department of Business at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

PuMaX offers consultancy, teaching and knowledge transfer. Its focus is on systemic and synergistic concepts for organisation, management, leadership, staff development and learning, as well as interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and participatory projects. Further areas of focus include cooperation and collaboration in transformation processes, and the human-centred design of organisations and public institutions.

Further information: www.steinbeis.de/en/su/2656