In the following I want to share some insights mainly from the co-creation projects I initiated during the time I worked for the carmaker Audi. Two consecutive projects termed the “Audi Virtual Lab 1” and the “Audi Virtual Lab 2” were conducted in Germany, Japan and in the US. Overall more than 7.000 customers participated in the co-development of the Audi in-car multimedia system. As a co-creation technique we applied web-based user design firstly introduced by the MIT Professors Dahan/Hauser.
Netnography – Utilizing Online Communities as source of Innovation
Listening in on web conversations opens up a whole universe to find and explore new fields of innovation. Here are some exciting insights from the cosmetics industry
Patients as Partners – Co-Creation in Health Care
Most of the time we discuss concepts like consumer centric-design, co-creation or open innovation in the context of business management. However I guess it makes perfectly sense to carry forward the experiences and findings to other fields of application like i.e. the field of health care.

