Gerhard Pramhas, Author at Dr. Gerhard Pramhas F&E KG

Fake News – experience report

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 2. February 2020

You will not believe what has happened to me recently. As a project manager of a large project I was on the radar of the media. The result was a text with false information that was published in a high quality Austrian newspaper. It stated that I took a false decision and made sever mistakes. […]

Save ideas: ,Fishers of Ideas’ in everyday business

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 17. December 2019

‘They are lurking everywhere: other artists, her students. They wait and watch. Then they siphon off the ideas and painterly qualities from the artist lying flat on the ground, trying to extort what is special about her.’ That is a text from the painting ,Fishers of Ideas’ from Maria Lassnig, which was exhibited on behalf […]

Talent Trends: Further education of the employees as a successful R&D formula

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 28. October 2019

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has recently released an interesting and extraordinary study: Talent Trends 2019. Questions like: Why do innovations of enterprises slacken? Which concerns do international CEO’s have? And which role does the further education of the employees play? were key questions. I dealt with the study in detail and would like to suggest you other […]

External innovation consulting: Confidence – when the right person is doing the job

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 23. September 2019

In the field of research and development, external innovation consulting is always one of those things. After all, you are bringing an external consultant into the inner sanctum of your company. To the place where your products are developed, the place where the future of your company is being built. This begs the question: How […]

R&D: Achieving success together with intrinsic motivation

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 16. September 2019

Managing people is a very exciting and multifaceted task in itself. It seems like 1,000 books have already been written on that topic. But what makes it even more exciting for me is when an innovation process joins into the mix, prompting the question: How can I manage and lead my R&D team successfully? One […]

Making money with radical innovation

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 8. August 2019

How can you turn an idea into an innovation and then into money? Does a radical innovation automatically harbour the potential for success? In my previous projects, I have always been guided by the following quote: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and […]

Part 3: Driving innovation, maintaining mobility

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 1. July 2019

Conserve resources and improve products – every business strives to make decisions that are as profitable and cost-effective as possible. The fact that decisions that may appear less economically advantageous at first glance can yield economic success in the long term became clear to me in my role as Managing Director of the University of […]

Part 2: Mobility means changing location – are we more mobile than we were in the past?

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 20. May 2019

Why do we have to change our whereabouts an average of four times a day, as we noted in the last blog post? Who or what circumstance forces us to be mobile? This question calls for a look back into history. How did our ancestors live? How were their occupational activities structured? Let’s embark on […]

Part 1: Mobility means changing location

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 29. April 2019

Just how mobile are we? And are we more mobile today than we were 200 years ago? Is there a discernible trend for the mobility of the future? Transportation and the associated infrastructure is a topic that has greatly intrigued me since my studies (mechanical engineering with a specialisation in traffic engineering and modes of […]

From practitioner to developer

Posted by Gerhard Pramhas
On 8. April 2019

In my last blog, I shared with you my thoughts on the literal interpretation of the German word Ent-wickeln, which means “to develop”. Today, I would like to shed some light on the requisite tools associated with becoming a developer. In this context, I will address the question of why – when it comes to […]

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