About Klaus
I am a…
Architect, Business adviser, Business mentor, Connector, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Idea generator
Bio
Passionate and creative advisor & business coach, future-oriented, focused on foresight, corporate development, innovation, management of technology companies: "what's next?" - "what if?" - "let's do this!". Extensive project portfolio for large and midsize companies as well as startups for 20 years. Idealist, author, speaker & organizer of events such as TEDxBodensee. Loves Zeppelins, tech museums, biographies and sailing. Holds a PhD from KIT Karlsruhe, Germany, following an international education as design architect. Concerned about serious megatrends such as climate change.
I'm passionate about
Sustainability, mobility, communication and change. Sailing, world changing ideas.
An idea worth spreading
win-win is always best
Areas of expertise
Concept + Schematic Design, Foresight, Idea Generation and Development, Innovation Management & Management Thinking, Innovation Strategy, Product Management & Marketing
The TED story
Discovered TED in California, watched talks on the web, supported and participated in TEDxRhein-Neckar, attended TED Salon Berlin, TED Active 2015, TEDxHSLU, TEDxStuttgart and TEDxRheinMainSalon. Organized TEDxBodensee at Lake Constance between Germany, Switzerland and Austria six times (once on a ferry boat!) and three TEDxBodenseeSalon. Attended TED Global 2015 in Geneva. Attended TED 2016 via livestream. Part of the TEDxKITLIVE 2017 orga team. Made friends around the world.
Things you might not know
... coming up with ideas easily and turn them into solutions.