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The basis for all work undertaken at the Fraunhofer IAO is a deep conviction that business success in a globalised arena is contingent on an ability to profitably leverage new high-tech potentials. In order to optimally exploit these opportunities, companies must be capable of developing and implementing customer and employee-oriented technologies faster than their competitors. Work organisation concepts must be simultaneously innovative and anthropocentric. A systematic design, in other words, is the outcome of pooled management and technical expertise. This holistic perspective when it comes to project processing ensures that equal consideration is given to commercial success, employees' interests and social consequences.

Through its close cooperation with the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management (IAT) of the University of Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IAO unites basic university research with applied science and business practice.

Morgenstadt - City Insights Morgenstadt - City Insights

In anticipation of this development the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is launching a joint research initiative on the most important sectors for the cities of tomorrow – mobility, energy, communications, buildings, resources and governance. more

Advancing the Automotive Industry by Collaboration and Modularity Advancing the Automotive Industry by Collaboration and Modularity

The European automotive industry is facing enormous challenges as a result of the financial crisis, high prices for oil and steel, intensified emission controls and the trend towards electric vehicles. more (wiki.iao.fraunhofer.de)

R&D Workspace 2015+ R&D Workspace 2015+

Successful innovation projects are the result of a complex interplay of many different actors and activities. We have found that a critical - but somewhat neglected - success factor for R&D and innovation lies in creating the favorable spatial conditions in which employees carry out R&D activities. more

Reser 2011 RESER 2011 ; Conference Proceedings (CD-ROM)

»Productivity of Services NextGen - Beyond Output / Input«: has been the theme for the RESER 2011 conference. Researchers from different disciplines and countries have contributed their latest findings to the conference. more (https://shop.iao.fraunhofer.de)

Microencapsulation Technology Platform Microencapsulation

For decades people have worked with the microencapsulation technology. Within this time, this technology has diffused into new and different technology fields, was combined with other technologies and has proved to create new and diverse applications. more

MWARE Market overview of tools for multicore software development

The goal of the MWare project is the research and development of methods, techniques and tools for the efficient design and implementation of parallel software for the multicore processors of the future. more

Service Work Transformation

We define »service work transformation« as innovative approaches in human resource management (HRM) whose goal is to organise work in the company in a way that doesn't just meet, but exceeds, the requirements of a modern service economy. more

IMP3rove - Grow through Innovation Management

IMP3rove is the European approach in Innovation Management that has been adopted at an international scale. It takes a holistic approach to the assessment of Innovation Management as a key driver for competitiveness. more (improve-innovation.eu)