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Trend Seminar: Parenttech And The Future of Parenting
In the past seven weeks, 25 newly appointed CDTM students engaged in intensive trend research. We sought to find out what parenting will look like in the future and how technology can act as an enabler in the process. During the first course of our CDTM journey, the Trend Seminar, we kicked off trend research by identifying drivers and essential challenges that parents face today. We then took a step further and investigated how these will develop in the future. Our class was tasked with ideati
18 Nov 2019
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- Adina Görres
New Product Development For Students – Summer '19
You want to know how you can learn new product development and digital prototyping in three months or less? The simple answer is: join the CDTM. Because this is exactly what we did in the second core course of the add-on study program Technology Management offered by the Center For Digital Technology & Management, a joint institute of the two main universities in Munich. I am Max, a student at CDTM, and just recently finished the course “Managing Product Development (MPD)”. This is my take t
2 Oct 2019
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ELab Project with Ebenbuild – Entrepreneurship for Students
One of the three main courses at CDTM is the Entrepreneurship Laboratory (eLab). The eLab is a project-based course of twelve weeks focusing on entrepreneurship for students. The student teams answer strategic business questions ranging from market entry strategy to a new pricing strategy for a SaaS product. To provide the students with the required skill set and best-practice examples, they are guided by the course instructors and external coaches from top strategy consultancies like McKinsey &
8 Sept 2019
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Getting To Know Social Entrepreneurship in Berlin
In 2018, the federal government has found that around 7.8 million people in Germany are severely disabled [1]. Were you aware that these people face enormous problems in their everyday lives and often feel excluded from society when they cannot access the same places that you go to every day? That is why, during this year’s Social Entrepreneurship Elective, a group of 14 students at CDTM worked on projects for the social business Sozialhelden from Berlin. In the last week of July 2019, we t
5 Sept 2019
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- Stefan Bielmeier
Our Student Sustainability Initiative
CDTM reshaped the way I think about sustainability – through our sustainability initiative In our own student sustainability initiative, my class (Spring 2019) has taken responsibility and made the Center life more sustainable. It span across all courses, and for me, my CDTM journey has reshaped the way I think about sustainability. It also affected how I want to integrate sustainability in my future life choices. But let’s start where it all began. I must say, that our class (Spring 2019)
2 Sept 2019
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- Klaudia Guzij
Needs-driven Innovation Course “Health Business Lab” by CDTM and EIT Health
Health innovators wanted Dear international students, The Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) together with EIT Health (European Institute for Innovation and Technology) is offering you the chance to apply for the course “Health Business Lab“. Throughout twelve weeks, you will work in an interdisciplinary and international team of 4-5 exceptional students to develop new business strategies for the health sector. Starting from a challenge statement by your health indus
26 Aug 2019
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Student Workshops at the Kickoff Weekend – Class of Fall 2019
Each semester the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) has made it its mission to bring together a new class of highly motivated students enrolled at Bavarian universities. As tradition holds, the CDTM starts this new era with a kickoff weekend, including student workshops and info sessions on consulting, entrepreneurship and team building. This took place in a town called Mühldorf am Inn, which is located 80km away from Munich. Just within three days, 26 students developed a bond
22 Aug 2019
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- Melanie Seiler
- Jennifer Herner
Mindfulness in Business – The Conscious Management Elective
Mindfulness in business and mindful management – that's what the Conscious Management Elective at CDTM was all about. The course was conducted by Thomas Bleyer and Dr. med. Markus Deutschmann. One of the several great aspects of CDTM, students can gain a multitude of experiences under the same roof. The past 40 days have been one such experience. Let's dive right in. Meditation for Students – Approach And The Benefits Of It Kicking-off with a two-day workshop, Thomas Bleyer demonstrated to
20 Aug 2019
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EliteCup 2019 – a Mostly Awesome Soccer Tournament in Regensburg
Last month, a team of CDTM students participated in the EliteCup, a yearly soccer tournament of the Elitenetzwerk Bayern. As one of the finalists of last year, the team was highly motivated to bring the trophy back home to Munich. The rules of the tournament are similar to the FIFA world cup. There is a group phase, which consists of four teams and a knockout phase, starting with the quarterfinals and ending with a final. Unfortunately, the preparation for the cup was suboptimal as there s
17 Jul 2019
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Trend Seminar Spring 2019: The Data-driven Future of Dairy
“Hey, you! Yes, you! May I sit with you? Yes? Great! Let me ask you a question: When does the CDTM journey start? Is it in the moment of the application, the interview, the confirmation you were accepted? Is it the kick-off weekend where you get to know your inspiring and lovely peers? Let me tell you: Opinions may vary, but the moment where you certainly know it has started is in the Trend Seminar when the project partner is unveiled, and the new class knows what they are going to spend the day
12 Jul 2019
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