Faster Horses – Synchronising technology push and market pull activities

We are all aware how crucial it is to center our innovation activities around our customers. But how can we find the right mix between listening to our customers to fulfil their actual needs on the one hand and at the same time coming up with unique selling propositions they are not even aware of needing yet? We will discuss about how Jungheinrich integrates both elements into the innovation front-end process and which challenges need to be faced along the journey.

The grey gold – How baby boomers can mitigate the skills shortage

Germany – and most of the developed countries – are experiencing the mass retirement of baby boomers. Every year, in Germany are retiring one million people for the next decade.

Many of the “retiring talent” are eager to keep going, and the level of working retirees is at a record high. According to the Institute for Employment Research (IAB), the main reasons for continuing are the fun at work or the need for a meaningful task and social contacts.

Frank Leyhausen, co-founder of Ageforce1.com, reports on innovative ways how the continued employment of baby boomers can succeed and thus mitigate the shortage of skilled workers.

Innovation Hub 110 – Rethinking public safety and security

Digitization and globalization impose unrivaled challenges on policing, pertaining every branch from patrolling the streets to combatting new and advanced crime phenomena. Therefore, state-of-the-art police work must constantly evolve and adapt while still securing reliability and compliance in a tightly regulated environment. The presentation explains how INNOVATION HUB 110 implements Digital Transformation and enables Innovation in the partly ambiguous field of police work.

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