About Me

Dr. Tilmann Drebes is a commercial graduate and studied economics and sociology at the Universities of Bonn and Innsbruck and business administration at the Copenhagen Business School. He received his diploma from the University of Bonn, where he also completed his doctorate in economic and organizational sociology. Prior to his studies, he completed vocational training as an industrial clerk at Daimler AG in Stuttgart. During his studies, he worked there on the assembly line and supported production as a forklift driver in logistics. Tilmann is interested in people and social processes in various social fields of activity with the corresponding structures. He observes and understands interrelationships at macro, meso and micro level. His scientific foundation is based on the work of Prof. Friedrich Fürstenberg. His work is interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. Tilmann has a particular focus on innovation processes and the phenomenon of innovation transfer in business and society. He works closely with SMEs and family businesses. Other organizations, such as administrations and authorities, the public sector, police and military or cooperatives are also part of his working environment.