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Lukas ZenkLukas is the founder of The Lightbox Network that includes various experts from science, arts, and practice to innovate and consult organizations.
He works as an Associate Professor for Innovation and Network Research and is Deputy Head for Research at the Department of Knowledge and Communication Management, Danube University Krems. In his applied research projects, he investigates how people collaboratively solve complex problems and how creative and innovative processes can be supported. He co-created the method Designing.Events, the web-based tool Collective Pictures, co-founded the improvisational theater company Quintessenz in Vienna and was a member of the executive board of the worldwide Applied Improvisation Network. He lectures at various universities, consults companies and gives keynote presentations. His innovative lectures, talks, and research projects in Networks, Innovation and Improvisation have earned him several awards. |
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The dynamics and complexity of the challenges of our work and lives result in a high number of unpredictable situations. The phenomenon of improvisation describes actions performed in the context of such situations that require people to find new, appropriate solutions in which no pre-planned actions or routines can be carried out.
Zenk, L.; Hynek, N.; Schreder, G. & Bottaro, G. (2022). Toward a system model of improvisation. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 100993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100993 |
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Do LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® (LSP) workshops result in improved experience of flow components as well as higher levels of creative output than traditional meetings (MEET)? This research studies the extent to which LSP, as a specialized material-mediated and process-oriented cocreative workshop setting, differs from MEET, a traditional workshop setting.
Zenk, L.; Primus, D.; Sonnenburg, S. (2021): Alone but together: Flow experience and its impact on creative output in LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. European Journal of Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJIM-09-2020-0362 |
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Various collaborative innovation methods are increasingly used in strategy development and the implementation of organizational challenges. For this research, an experimental field study was conducted in the course of an innovation workshop for 80 top managers in the public sector using a quantitative questionnaire and an ethnographic observation.
Zenk, L.; Hynek, N.; Krawinkler, S.A.; Peschl, M.F.; Schreder, G. (2021). Supporting innovation processes using material artifacts: Comparing the use of LEGO bricks and moderation cards as boundary objects. Creativity and Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/caim.12459 |
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Although the first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) wave has peaked with the second wave underway, the world is still struggling to manage potential systemic risks and unpredictability of the pandemic. A particular challenge is the “superspreading” of the virus, which starts abruptly, is difficult to predict, and can quickly escalate into medical and socio-economic emergencies that contribute to long-lasting crises challenging our current ways of life.
Zenk, L., Steiner, G., Pina e Cunha, M., Laubichler, M. D., Bertau, M., Kainz, M. J., Jäger, C., & Schernhammer, E. S. (2020). Fast Response to Superspreading: Uncertainty and Complexity in the Context of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7884. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217884 |
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