Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation IAO

To explore technological trends early on and to exploit technological opportunities for product innovations is a prerequisite for sustainable corporate success. Not only because of the increasing dynamics of technological change, keeping track of and implementing technological opportunities becomes more difficult for companies.
The methods and organizational solutions developed at Fraunhofer IAO improve and synchronize research, innovation, and technology development processes. They enable companies to fast and efficiently align emerging technologies with the needs of their markets and to integrate them in their products and processes.

Locations
Stuttgart/Friedrichshafen/Bozen

Employees
530 (2013, incl. IAT of Stuttgart University)

Turnover (Mio.) 
25.5 (2013)

Founded
1981

Typical products
Technology-related companies


Strengths

Competences
Innovation and Technology Management

USP
Bringing science directly to practice

Central product
With new technologies towards the innovation of tomorrow.


Future

Challenges
Connecting science and practice

Interested in following trends
Trends of technology and work