background
Professor Ursula Tischner studied architecture and industrial design in Aachen and Wuppertal. From 1992 to 1996 she worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in the field of ecology and design. Later she founded Econcept, a design and consulting agency in Cologne, specializing in ecodesign.
Since 1998, she has been responsible for the annual course in Ecological Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zurich (Department of Industrial Design). In September 2002, she was appointed Lecturer in Sustainable Design at the Design Academy, Eindhoven. Ursula is the author of several books on ecodesign and sustainability.
sustainable innovation
Sustainable Innovation in Outdoor Sports
The German Research Project NIOS (Nachhaltige Innovation im Outdoor Sport/ Sustainable Innovation in Outdoor Sports) is introduced in this Workshop session summarizing some results of the Innovation Projects so far. New materials and new technologies relevant for Sustainable Innovations in the Outdoor Sports sector will be discussed from solar energy technology to mini fuel cells, from bio plastics and bio fibre composite materials to eco textiles etc. covering product service systems as well.
Then the participants will be challenged to brainstorm together in multi disciplinary groups, where the interesting fields and potentials for sustainable innovation in their own companies with their own product types are.