RWTH Aachen Campus Certificate Course Chief Innovation Manager
Web seminar:
September 29 - October 01, 2025
Face-to-face seminar:
October 07 - 09, 2025
The “Chief Innovation Manager” certificate course combines management methods with successful practical examples in a system approach - a well-rounded program that enables employees to successfully lead innovation and development areas. The course covers all important aspects of sustainable innovation and development management. These aspects are taught using modern didactic methods to ensure that the relevant skills for successfully managing innovation and development areas are built up over the long term.
Further information
Agenda
Time Programme item 9:00 Begrüßung & Einführung 10:00 Kaffeepause 10:15 Vision Innovationsmanagement an der RWTH Aachen 11:15 Kaffeepause 11:30 Wirtschaftliche Bedeutung des Innovationsmanagements für die Industrie Dr.-Ing. Alexander Keuper, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen 12:30 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 1/6 Time Programme item 09:00 Herausforderungen im Innovationsmanagement: Innovationsstrategie und organisationale Ambidextrie Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 10:00 Kaffeepause 10:15 Big Picture of Innovation: Gestaltung des Innovationsprozesses Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 11:15 Kaffeepause 11:30 Technologiefrüherkennung: Scanning, Scouting und Monitoring Julia Brennert, Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionstechnologie IPT 12:30 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 2/6 Time Programme item 09:00 Open Innovation: Orchestrierung einer Wertschöpfungskette / Open Innovation für technisches Problemlösen Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 10:00 Kaffeepause 10:15 Open Innovation mit Kund:innen und richtig managen Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 11:15 Kaffeepause 11:30 Internes Open Innovation bei KSB SE & Co. KGaA Elke Dörr, KSB SE & CO. KGaA 12:30 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 3/6 Time Programme item 08:30 Visionen für digitales nachhaltiges Innovieren Dr.-Ing. Alexander Keuper, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen 10:30 Kaffeepause 10:45 Aufbau und Umsetzung erfolgreicher Innovationsstrategien Dr.-Ing. Alexander Keuper, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen 12:15 Mittagspause 13:30 Portfoliomanagement und Modularisierung im Kontext des Innovationsmanagements Dr.-Ing. Alexander Keuper, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen 15:30 Kaffeepause 16:00 Ansätze zur Identifikation innovativer Lösungen (Workshop) Jonas Recker, Werkzeugmaschinenlabor WZL der RWTH Aachen 17:00 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 4/6 Time Programme item 08:30 Bussiness Modell Innovation: Tradition ist kein Geschäftsmodell Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 10:30 Kaffeepause 10:45 Bussiness Modell Innovation: Potenziale der Veränderungen erkennen Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 12:15 Mittagspause 13:30 Bussiness Ecosystems: Geschäftsmodelle in mehrseitigen Märkten Prof. Dr. Kathleen Diener, IfU an der RWTH Aachen 15:30 Kaffeepause 16:00 Heimat neu denken – vom Kreditinstitut zum Möglichmacher: die neue Rolle der Regionalbank Katrin Weiland, VR Star GmbH 17:00 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 5/6 Time Programme item 08:30 Die Bedeutung des Innovationsmanagements im Kontext der Nachhaltigkeitswende 10:30 Kaffeepause 10:45 Psychologische Einflussgrößen auf das Entscheidungsverhalten Dr. Dirk Lüttgens, Insitut für Technologie- und Innovationsmanagement (TIM) 12:15 Mittagspause 13:30 Praxisvortrag: Innovationscontrolling Dr. Ingo Gaida, Miele & Cie. KG 15:00 Wrap-up und Zertifikatquiz 6/6 15:30 Innovationsstation am RWTH Aachen Campus – Führung in der Anlauffabrik + Zertifikatsverleihung
Event description
The RWTH Aachen Campus certificate course “Chief Innovation Manager” combines management methods with successful practical examples in a system approach - a well-rounded program that enables employees to successfully lead innovation and development areas. The course covers all important aspects of sustainable innovation and development management. These aspects are taught using modern didactic methods to ensure that the relevant skills for successfully managing innovation and development areas are built up over the long term. The number of participants is limited so that an efficient transfer of knowledge in dialog between participants and lecturers is guaranteed.
Your advantage:
- Intensive courses lasting several days (digital and physical)
- Selected expert contributions from industry and research
- Certificate from RWTH Aachen University
- Teaching of key qualifications
- Presentation and application of state-of-the-art methods and knowledge in innovation management
- Raising awareness of current and future tasks
- Creation of a network between participants and speakers
Topic areas
- System and strategy
- Methods and tools
- Innovation controlling and innovation culture
- Sustainable innovation and open innovation
- Business model innovation
- Leadership and personality
Target group
Your contact
Alexander Keuper, Ph. D.
Tel.: +49 241 80 22151
Mobil: +49 151 43115499
Alexander.Keuper@complexity-academy.com
Experience
- Consultancy projects for the development of modular concepts in mechanical and plant engineering and for component manufacturers
- Consultancy project for variant management for a manufacturer of high-voltage electronics
- Supervision of industry working groups and organisation of expert meetings in the field of innovation management and market intelligence
- Organisation and implementation of congresses on complexity management