21/05/2026
Our second Innovation Sprint is a blast. And it’s still running.
We’re back in Jena. Five days. Around 50 people walked in with nothing. No idea, no team, no plan. Just a set of real-world challenges on the table, including ones brought in by .
Four days in, every team has a prototype. Not a slide deck. Something you can actually hold.
That was possible because of , the makerspace we worked in on day 3. 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics, and people who actually build things instead of just talking about them. One team wired up real sensors and got them running with live code.
The path every team walked:
Problem → Opportunity → Idea → Prototype → Pitch.
None of this works without the right people in the room. Big thanks to Matthias Menter and the Chair of Business Dynamics, Innovation and Economic Change for backing this sprint from day one.
Tomorrow is day 5: Pitch Day.
📍 Haus zur Rosen, Jena
🕙 10:00 – 12:00
Come by and see what 5 days can turn into.
The next sprint is already open. You can keep turning the idea over in your head, or you can come and build it. Link in bio
