Seminar: AI-supported product development – assessing the current situation and identifying potential for further development
- If you would like to register for this seminar in 2026, please contact the person listed below by e-mail -
Further information
Event description
This seminar provides you with a thorough introduction to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development. Not only will you learn the key fundamentals, but you will also classify your own organisation using a structured maturity model: Where are you today? Where do you want to go? Which potential can be leveraged most quickly?
The maturity model was developed jointly by the Complexity Management Academy and the WZL at RWTH Aachen University on the basis of extensive studies involving more than 200 participating companies and countless best practice approaches from industry. Building on this, we will work with you in the seminar to analyse success factors, obstacles and development paths using selected best practices from industry and research, so that you can plan your further development in a targeted manner.
Topic areas
- Basics: What is AI and how does it work in product development? (e.g. data analysis, machine learning, automation)
- Maturity model: Self-assessment of your organisation/department – determining the status quo
- Potential analysis: Identification of areas for action, quick wins and strategic stages for AI deployment
Agenda
| Time | Programme item |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Begrüßung und Kennenlernen |
| 9:30 | Grundlagen KI in der Produktentwicklung |
| 10:30 | Pause |
| 10:45 | Erfolgsfaktoren für den Einsatz von KI in der Produktentwicklung |
| 11:45 | Exkurs: Master Data Harmony |
| 12:00 | Mittagspause |
| 13:00 | Workshop I: Welche Schritte benötige ich, um den Reifegrad zu steigern? |
| 13:45 | Identifikation von Use Cases in der Produktentwicklung |
| 14:30 | Pause |
| 14:45 | Organisatorische Voraussetzungen & Verankerung |
| 15:15 | Workshop II: KI Use Cases identifizieren |
| 16:00 | Praxisbeispiele aus der Industrie & Forschung |
| 16:45 | Wrap-up: "What to do on Monday" |
Your contact
Timm Schulz-Isenbeck, M.Sc.
Mobil: +49 160 99081688
timm.schulz-isenbeck@complexity-academy.com
Experience
- Implementation support for the introduction and implementation of the CTO strategy of an MDAX company.
- Assessment of potential through the introduction of a continuous configuration process and support during the implementation phase.
- Multiple complexity assessments to analyse external and internal variant diversity.
- Market analyses and identification of innovation fields for digital products.
- Development and support of innovation strategy audits.
- Development and implementation of a consortium benchmarking study to identify success factors in AI-supported product development with 21 companies.
- Leading the innovation management focus group.
- Conducting in-house seminars on modularisation and modular design as well as product and portfolio management.
- Developing and conducting a complexity management study focusing on sustainability and product and portfolio management.