Reasearch Overview

Research at WI1 typically takes place in design-oriented projects. It results in tangible artefacts and top-level academic publications. A strong network of partners from academia, business, and public policy provide us with real-world problems, large-scale pilots, valuable feedback, interactive platforms and research funding.

Our Research

Research Projects
VoWINfra: Outlook – Value creation potential and infrastructure The project examines how infrastructures as socio-technical systems secure existing value creation, tap into new sources through digital and ecological transformation, and themselves generate value. The focus is on traditional production and service sectors and their infrastructural foundations. Challenges such as climate change, cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and […]VoWINfra: Outlook – Value creation potential and infrastructure The project examines how infrastructures as socio-technical systems secure existing value creation, tap into new sources through digital and ecological transformation, and themselves generate value. The focus is on traditional production and service sectors and their infrastructural foundations. Challenges such as climate change, cybersecurity, geopolitical tensions, and […]
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Research Publications
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Research Focus: ICPS
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are the foundation of pioneering visions and scenarios of the future. Thus, CPS are expected to have an impact in various domains such as mobility, healthcare, logistics, industrial production and further more. Especially in the industrial application field of “Industry 4.0” industrial cyber-physical systems revolutionize the processes and procedures of value creation. […]Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are the foundation of pioneering visions and scenarios of the future. Thus, CPS are expected to have an impact in various domains such as mobility, healthcare, logistics, industrial production and further more. Especially in the industrial application field of “Industry 4.0” industrial cyber-physical systems revolutionize the processes and procedures of value creation. […]
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Research Focus: Digital Innovation
The research stream “Digital Innovation” at Wi1 looks in depth at the way digitization allows for, drives or hinders innovation. We are especially interested in intangible innovations, like the innovation of services, systems or social settings and the practices, processes and platforms that enable new forms of value creation in these contexts. Typical questions we […]
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Research Focus: Future of Work
The research stream “Future of Work” at Wi1 focusses on the influence and impact of digital technologies on workplaces, work processes, and the institutional organization of work. We typically explore the resulting organizational innovation and transformation in large-scale field experiments and try to answer questions such as: How will digital technologies change work places and […]
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Research Focus: Service Systems
The research stream “Service Systems” at Wi1 focusses on exploring, designing, engineering and evaluating systemic service innovations. Our research focuses on stakeholder integration, co-creation and value appropriation in complex service systems. Typical questions we try to answer are: What are the appropriate mechanisms to integrate stakeholders in service systems? How can we manage and support […]The research stream “Service Systems” at Wi1 focusses on exploring, designing, engineering and evaluating systemic service innovations. Our research focuses on stakeholder integration, co-creation and value appropriation in complex service systems. Typical questions we try to answer are: What are the appropriate mechanisms to integrate stakeholders in service systems? How can we manage and support […]
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