“With innovative networks, we can enhance business success.” This was the motto of the first Steinbeis Consulting Day held on June 21. 150 people gathered in Stuttgart to discuss how businesses and employees can improve their competitiveness and strengthen their market position effectively through collaboration with and within their networks. The event took place as part of the Steinbeis Consulting Forum, a Steinbeis event for business consulting and economic development.
During his presentation, Prof. Dr. Michael Brucksch (Healthcare Research Institute, Steinbeis University Berlin) explored the key success factors for setting up and maintaining networks, and contrasted many years of front-line networking experience in different sectors of industry with scientific studies.
Prof. Dr. Urs Frey (KMU-HSG, Steinbeis University Berlin) addressed the topic of experience exchange groups in his presentation, expanding on their importance, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. Prof. Dr. habil. Gabi Troeger-Weiß of the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Regional and Communal Development examined collaborations and networks on the regional and community level and discussed potential strategies and courses of action given current developments and conditions.
Together with Uwe Remer (2E mechatronic GmbH & Co. KG), Prof. Dr.- Ing. Günther Würtz (Steinbeis Transfer Center for Management-Innovation- Technology) delved into the topic of networked engineering and explained how businesses can use the “magic triangle” to sustainably shape and control costs, time and quality – from product generation and the delivery of individual projects to complete product portfolios throughout the entire life cycle.
Dr.-Ing. Günther Schöffner (Steinbeis Consulting Center for Business Excellence) focused on how industry consulting and innovations can be promoted through networks, since successful networking is key to increasing business and customer benefit.
Following a successful premiere, the event is now scheduled to take place every two years, alternating each year with the Steinbeis Engineering Day (next date: April 17, 2013). The next Steinbeis Consulting Day is set to take place in July 2014.
All presentations made at the Consulting Day will appear in the conference proceedings to be published in Steinbeis Edition. Video documentation and event snapshots are retrievable at www.steinbeis-consulting-tag.de
The first Steinbeis Consulting Study “Working World. Job Satisfaction. True Happiness.”, compiled to coincide with the Steinbeis Consulting Day in cooperation with the Baden-Württemberg Junior Chamber is also available through Steinbeis Edition