Innovation Award 2017
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In October 2017, Designing.Events won the first prize of the 
„tecnet & accent Innovation Award“ at Danube University Krems

Scientifically developed and
​proved to be successful in practice
Practical
​Designing.Events is widely used from various companies and event organizers. Design in your team or with your clients events that participants really want.
Easy
You can start right away using our graphically designed event cards. In less than an hour, you create a blueprint for your next event.
Scientific
​The method was developed based on a research project that lasted over three years. The Danube University Krems, University of Vienna and theLivingCore created a new view on events.

Presentations & Workshops
April 20th, 2016: Wissensmanagement-Tage, Danube University Krems
June 9th, 2016: COINs Conference, Rome
June 24th, 2016: Summer Design Summit, Linz
October 11th, 2016: International Conference on Knowledge Management,Vienna
November 29th, 2016: Main Hall A1 Telekommunikation, in collaboration with Danube University Krems
January 10th, 2017: Xing Ambassador Community, Linz
January 17th, 2017: theFRESHconference, Multi-City-Meeting
April, 24th, 2017: Innovate, WU Vienna
April, 26th, 2017: Wissensmanagement-Tage, Danube University Krems
May, 17th, 2017: IMEX, Frankfurt
June, 19th, 2017: Convention4u, Saalfelden
October, 5th, 2017: Keynote @ Salzburg Convention Bureau, Munich
October, 13th, 2017: Keynote @ Opus Marketing, Vienna
October, 20th, 2017: Purplsoc Conference, Danube University Krems
November, 23rd, 2017: Workshop @ Conect, Vienna
January, 14th, 2018: Global Forum, Rome
February, 1st, 2018: Columbus Meeting Breakfast
April, 19-20th, 2018: Certified Workshop: Event Cards Facilitator, Salzburg
May, 25th, 2018: Workshop on Event Designs, Vienna
May, 29th, 2018: Marketing Club, Salzburg
​June, 5th, 2018: Eventbiz, Vienna
October, 18th & 19th, 2018: Certified Workshop: Event Cards Facilitator (german), Vienna
January, 31st & Feb 1st,2019: Certified Workshop: Event Cards Facilitator (english), Vienna

Background

Why?
​Globally, the number of events being offered has increased, while participants have less time and smaller budgets for attending them. Consequently, they are becoming very careful about selecting those events that matter most to them. At first glance, it would seem easy to design an event. However, these situations are complex and should be designed meticulously.

Scientific findings
We started an applied research project that lasted over three years to analyze the needs and expectations of event participants. Based on our research, we developed a new method that, first and foremost, takes into account why people attend an event. Depending on their expectations, the event design needs specific, customized solutions. In our research, we identified the most important design dimensions and solutions for creating a successful event.

Design your event
We developed Event Cards that cover all our findings with illustrated graphics. This set of cards serves as a tool-kit for designing events within an organization team or with your clients in less than an hour, and the wide variety of cards inspires organizers to create meetings that rock.

Was TeilnehmerInnen wirklich wollen, ACB Magazin 2015 (deutsch)
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Designing knowledge intensive events, ICKM 2016 (english)
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Interview about Meeting Design, Kongres 2016 (english)
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Erfolgreiche Veranstaltungen designen, ACB Magazin 2018 (deutsch)
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Certified Workshop „Event Cards Facilitator“

Be one of the first certified facilitator for Event Cards! An intense two-day training in Vienna from the founders will give you all the background information and expertise you need to design innovative events and facilitate workshops.
​Contact us for more information.

About us

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Lukas Zenk
Danube University Krems
lukas.zenk@lightbox.at

Lukas Zenk is Assistant Professor for Innovation and Network Research at Danube University Krems, Department for Knowledge and Communication Management, and was the head of the research project. He leads applied research projects in the fields of innovation research and social network analysis. In his studies he analyzes how people in organizations and events interact, and how collaborative innovations emerge. As a management trainer and keynote speaker, he bridges the gap between science and business applications. He is the founder of The Lightbox Network and was awarded several times for his innovative projects, lectures and talks (www.lukaszenk.at)

DI Thomas Fundneider, MBA
The Living Core GmbH
fundneider@thelivingcore.com

Thomas Fundneider is founder and Managing Director of theLivingCore and specializes in strategy, innovation and transformation. Trained as a landscape architect and holder of an MBA in innovation, he focuses on the crucial details that often make the difference for the whole. Thomas can draw on a wealth of experience as manager of a number of major projects. His introduction of innovative, entrepreneurial working and thinking to organizations has made a lasting impact on his clients. He is a board member of PDMA Austria & lectures at several European universities.

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Markus Peschl
University of Vienna
​franz-markus.peschl@univie.ac.at​

Markus Peschl is Professor of Cognitive Science and Philosophy of Science at the University of Vienna. His research is driven by the question as to how the new comes into the world, and focuses on the interdisciplinary areas of innovation, knowledge, cognition and the design of so-called “Enabling Spaces,” i.e. spaces for the generation of new knowledge. He is a founder of theLivingCore, where he serves as chief scientific officer. He brings leading-edge research directly to his clients and has many years of international experience in consulting projects. Markus has published more than 120 articles and six books.

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