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October 22, 2024
Fintech for Everyone: How We’re Helping Telco Leader Ooredoo Break New Ground
Fintech is no longer limited to the finance industry. On the contrary, companies in other industries can leverage their “unfair advantage” to hop on the fintech train. Case in point: our exciting cooperation with Ooredoo Fintech, a scale-up operating in the MENA region as part of telecom giant Ooredoo. We asked Creative Dock’s CEO Gabi Teissing and Ooredoo Fintech’s CEO Mirko Giacco about their biggest challenges––and learnings––so far.
August 1, 2024
2023 Annual Sustainability Report
At Creative Dock, our commitment to sustainability is at the core of our operations, as reflected in our 2023 Annual Sustainability Report.
July 24, 2024
Corporate Venture Studio: Unlocking Innovation for Corporates
Corporates often face hurdles such as legal compliance, IP management, and financial structuring when making the transition from generating brilliant business ideas to value-creating ventures. Our proven processes excel in these areas, ensuring a smooth transition from concept to market.
July 8, 2024
Cutting Through the AI Hype: What’s Here to Stay
At the beginning of this year, at the Mobile World Congress in February, we witnessed over 100,000 “AI experts” and the corresponding accompanying euphoria. Comparing that with the “transformation business at the grassroots level” over the past months, one thing is clear: the artificial intelligence landscape is in a state of highly hyped expectations. A year ago, AI was still a marginal topic in the same place, but in 2024, you could hardly find an organisation that did not deal with AI. This is a clear sign of a “bubble” in which some of the inflated expectations are bound to be disappointed. Let's examine the substance of artificial intelligence's short- and medium-term impact on business practice.
July 1, 2024
Free Strategy Foresight Report: Top 15 Trends in Green Manufacturing
Developing concrete decarbonisation roadmaps is a strategic imperative for any business that aims to stay competitive over the coming years. Today, it is not only for attaining its sustainability commitments but also about building resilience to thrive in (an) unknown future(s). Join us as we delve into the top trends shaping the Future of Green Manufacturing and help the industry prepare for changes ahead.
June 25, 2024
“If you don't want AI to dominate you, you have to rule over it,” says Gabriela Teissing, Creative Dock Group CEO
When Gabriela Teissing took over as CEO of corporate venture builder Creative Dock a little over a year ago, she emphasised the need to become AI-obsessed, as AI is the most crucial challenge and opportunity, at the same time, that tech companies will face in the coming years. A year and a few months later, Creative Dock transformed into an AI-driven company and became a recognised authority in using GenAI for business and internal processes. A complex AI transformation and a targeted AI optimisation have even become new products. How did we get here? Let's ask the CEO herself.
June 12, 2024
Creative Dock AI Hackathon: Embracing AI is About Changing Employee Mindset, Not Just Technology
Adopting AI into business and daily life is essentially another industrial revolution. "Tech companies can no longer decide whether to implement AI or not. Adopting and maximising the use of AI is a matter of survival. At the very least, AI optimises business operations significantly," says Martin Pejsa, Executive Chairman of Creative Dock. How does Hackathon #3, recently held at Creative Dock, help with AI adoption in the company, which has already undergone extensive AI transformation?
May 27, 2024
Free Report: Energy Transition Towards 2030 and Beyond
Explore the transformative journey towards a sustainable energy future with strategic insights and deeper discussions that redefine energy practices for a rapidly evolving world.
May 17, 2024
Fueling Innovation through Growth: Creative Dock Acquires Venture Builder Mantro Product Studio
The era of continuous growth and innovation continues as Creative Dock Group proudly presents its latest strategic move—the acquisition of Mantro Product Studio from Mantro Group. This takeover marks a significant milestone in the company's journey to expand its presence in the DACH region and strengthen the customer portfolio, with a particular focus on the sector's manufacturing and energy industries.
March 25, 2024
We have boosted Product Development with GenAI
At CreativeDock, our journey with AI in product development has been transformative. While GenAI can help with small tasks in product development, e.g. crafting epics and tasks for developers or drafting scrum processes, the real game changer comes when we zoom out and look at the big picture of product development optimisation.
March 13, 2024
Free Report: Strategic Foresight and Navigating Future Uncertainty - Our Generative AI Case Study
This cross-industry analysis applies strategic foresight methodology to one of the most complex and uncertain topics facing strategy and innovation professionals today: Generative AI.
March 11, 2024
A Foresight Journey – A Glimpse into 2030
Foresight is a bit like time travel. This time, it took us to 2030. The good news? Much positive environmental progress has been made—let us tell you about it and how we got there.