Center for Leading Innovation
and Cooperation (CLIC)
Overview
Team
- Prof. Dr. Claudia Lehmann (Executive Director)
- Prof. Anne S. Huff, PhD, Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein, Prof. Dr. Anne-Katrin Neyer, Prof. Dr. Ralf Reichwald (Academic Directors)
- Dr. Caroline Große and Dr. Sascha Oks (Postdocs)
- Luca Dörr and Eric Dwilling (Research Associates)
Focus Topics
- Service innovation
- Open innovation
- Interactive value creation
Network
- Academic Partners: FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, TU München, MLU Halle-Wittenberg, ispim, fortiss
- Business Partners: Audi, Fachkräfteallianz Leipzig, Lufthansa, SupraTix. Versicherungsforen Leipzig, Wiewald
What we do
In a world where innovative and collaborative value creation is key, we help companies stay ahead by leveraging cutting-edge approaches and strong partnerships with leading experts.
We conduct transfer-oriented research projects, bringing together academia and practice.
We offer state-of-the-art corporate services with a focus on open innovation, service innovation and interactive value creation. Our clients benefit from our strong international network of innovation researchers and practitioners.
Founded in 2006 as a joint initiative of Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, and Technical University of Munich (TUM), CLIC is now a competence center of HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, one of Europe’s leading business schools.
Our Mission
The Center for Leading Innovation and Cooperation (CLIC) develops tailored innovation strategies designed to meet the evolving demands of the market. By combining advanced research with practical experience, we create prototypes and solutions that give you a competitive edge. We specialize in service innovation, open innovation, and interactive value creation, connecting you with our international network of researchers and practitioners.
Our Expertise
We conduct research projects with a strong focus on practical application, bridging academic insights with real-world needs. Our services address the challenges of open innovation, service innovation, and interactive value creation. With our extensive international network, you benefit from the latest developments and best practices in innovation research and application.
Discover how the Center for Leading Innovation and Cooperation can help you co-create new value models and stay ahead in the innovation game.
Project
Leipzig on Board
The project “Leipzig on Board” aims to design, validate, and prototype a digital platform to support and enhance the professional integration of refugees, with a special focus on Ukrainian individuals. Our goal is to make targeted information easily accessible through the platform, providing valuable resources for refugees, employers, and integration officers alike.
By conducting focus groups and interviews, we adopt a multi-perspective, user-centered approach that includes input from employers, Ukrainian refugees, and employees of the job center. This method ensures that the challenges of integrating refugees into Leipzig’s workforce are thoroughly addressed and considered.
Interactive Workshops at the Center for Leading Innovation and Cooperation
Our workshops on creativity techniques and methods in the field of innovation management are always based on a detailed discussion of your individual objectives and focuses. Together with you we select the topics to be investigated and make a choice of appropriate methods for your individual application scenario. Depending on your needs, we offer a variety of topics which are prepared specifically for your workshop. These include, for instance, topics such as digitization, services, the business model of the future or aspects of internal collaboration across departments. In the context of our diverse research projects, we have gained extensive experience in various industries, such as for example in the insurance and banking sectors as well as in the manufacturing industry, in particular in the field of B2B.
We are happy to advise you personally on our workshop program in order to select the appropriate method for your challenge.
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
- The STRONG CONNECTION between HAND AND BRAIN creates a deep understanding of current challenges in situation analysis and action planning and improves the finding of creative solutions.
- PROFOUND DIALOGUE: Workshop participants gain insights into their team’s operation processes and linkages. The result is a profound dialogue which allows improved decision-making in shorter time.
- DETAILED MODELS are developed by the participants out of a variety of LEGO® elements that serve as metaphors for their perception of the distinct aspects of the workshop topic. Thus, complex relationships can be represented in a simple and memorable way.
Design Thinking
The CUSTOMER-CENTRIC APPROACH enables you to create new products and services based on actual needs and to increase acceptance of and demand for products on the market. SEVERAL PHASES systematically guide the participant from the problem space towards a solution space:
- Identification and articulation of the problem
- Collection and visualization of emerging ideas
- Development of new ideas by prototyping the new product or service
- Analysis of prototypes regarding potential customer benefit, weaknesses and opportunities for improvemen
- Simulation of the practical application and final evaluation
Studies
Smart decisions are based on up-to-date knowledge. We support your decision-making and development processes, providing studies tailored to your innovation needs.
Using cutting-edge research approaches and evaluation concepts, we apply a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical methods. Our goal is to equip you with practical recommendations to act with foresight and effectively with regard to your individual challenge.
Clients benefit from our expertise in service productivity, business model innovation and user experience as well as the identification of actual customer needs. In collaboration with our network, we cover a large variety of topics and industries.
Recent studies at CLIC include for instance:
Consulting Services
The Center of Leading Innovation and Cooperation accompanies and supports companies in the innovation process. In addition to the research work within our practical projects, we as CLIC design customized innovation strategies together with our partners and help companies to assess the potential success of a planned innovation on the market.
Doctorate at HHL
Are you interested in doing doctoral research at CLIC through the LF Group Chair for Digital Innovation in Service Industries?
Then please send an inquiry to clic@hhl.de together with a current CV, your Master’s degree certificate(s) and a short abstract about your (preliminary) research idea.
Please also note the application requirements of HHL.
Publications at the Center for Leading Innovation and Cooperation
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