Good research thrives on good ideas and consistent implementation of projects.
New knowledge needs application to develop sound competencies.
Qualitative discourse between research and practice is crucial for progress and transfer.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
A new article of mine will be published here shortly.
As co-author of the new book “Innovation Ecosystems”, which was recently published by Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag, Tilmann Drebes has dealt intensively with innovations in the ecosystem of companies. His contribution is entitled “Innovations in companies. On the need for a multidimensional and multidisciplinary understanding of a complex phenomenon”. He argues that innovations in work organizations are a complex phenomenon that cannot be understood from a single perspective and with the help of a single discipline. Therefore, Tilmann believes that a multi-dimensional and multi-perspective approach is needed in research and science, as well as in practice. To this end, he has already presented an initial proposal for implementation. Innovations are not only about a result, but also about the way to get there. It is not just about methodology and creativity, such as design thinking, to arrive at new ideas. Rather, successful implementation is crucial. Innovations can rarely be understood without a structural reference point that creates the conditions for people to act. However, the boundaries between companies and organizations are fluid. For example, hierarchical and network-like structures exist in parallel and overlap. Companies like innovations can only be understood if they are embedded in their environment, their ecosystem.
Tilmann Drebes was involved in the BMBF research project KOMATRA. The project focuses on value-oriented working and learning in the circular economy. The focus is on healthy, attractive working environments that are linked to sustainable economic development. Industries and companies that are undergoing major changes are to be supported in such a way that the transformation of their business models, products and services, their work design and their further training or learning strategies succeed. Values can provide a central orientation in this reorientation, above all the value of “sustainable management”. The project is funded by the BMBF program “Innovations for tomorrow’s production, services and work” as part of the funding measure “Regional competence centers for labor research” and will run for a total of five years.
Tilmann´s publications are based on research projects and take an interdisciplinary approach to current issues in various work organizations. Whether in companies, administrations or the police, in cooperatives or other forms of organization, he always examines developments against the background of a multidimensional understanding of social areas of tension.
For this reason, he combines methods of quantitative and qualitative social research in his studies and publications. His aim is to depict interrelationships in a descriptive and unbiased manner rather than one-sidedly. His work focuses on linking economic and sociological approaches. This is because the interaction between the economic and social spheres provides interesting insights for effectively shaping the rapidly changing world of work and organizations.
With this interdisciplinary perspective on current and relevant developments, he makes a contribution to multidimensional analysis. The research results are intended to provide impulses for science as well as corporate and administrative practice. Because especially in challenging times of transformation, a holistic understanding of the problem is needed for effective and pragmatic solutions.
Innovations are ubiquitous. They have several dimensions. We encounter innovations in the context of new products and services, for example. But not only there. Technological progress can help us deal more sustainably with nature and the environment or promote health. Innovations can have a technical dimension, but they don’t have to. This is demonstrated, for example, by social innovations that reflect changes in social needs. Examples include new concepts of participation and citizen involvement in the context of future workshops. Innovations are also processes of change and transformation. Tilmann Drebes has done a great deal of research in this area, focusing on the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.
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.
If you are interested in Tilmann Drebes’ topics and would like to exchange ideas with him, please feel free to contact us. There is the possibility of scientific support for projects and plans. Tilmann Drebes is also a regular guest at conferences and corporate events. He will gladly take time for your concerns.
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