Prof. Dr. Adrian W. Müller
Prof. Dr. Adrian W. Müller
ZHAW
School of Management and Law
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
Professor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Focus
- Entrepreneurial Innovation
- Disruptive Technologies & Business Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Leadership
Experience
- Professor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
ZHAW School of Management and Law
06 / 2023 - today - Member of the Innovation Panel
DIZH
01 / 2020 - today - Advisory Board Member KMU.ZH
ZKB Zürcher Kantonalbank
01 / 2019 - today - Senior Lecturer for Business Innovation
ETH Zürich
01 / 2017 - today - Founder / Board Member
Noocleus AG
01 / 2008 - today - Co-Initiator, Start-Up Trainer & Member of the Advisory Board
Startup Campus Switzerland
01 / 2013 - 12 / 2023 - Head of Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
ZHAW School of Management and Law
01 / 2012 - 04 / 2023 - Head of ZHAW Runway Startup Incubation Program, Start-up Coach
ZHAW Runway Startup Incubator
01 / 2014 - 12 / 2020 - Board Member
PRfact AG
01 / 2010 - 12 / 2019 - Board Member
Müller Property AG
01 / 2001 - 12 / 2017 - Head of Competence Field Foresight, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
ZHAW
01 / 2011 - 12 / 2013 - Lecturer for Strategic Innovation / Head Master Program "Trends"
ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Departement Design
02 / 2007 - 04 / 2011 - Lecturer for Strategic Management
ZHAW
01 / 2009 - 01 / 2011 - Lecturer for Scientific Work Methods
University of Zurich (CH)
01 / 2006 - 12 / 2010 - Co-Founder
Müller Corporate Clothing AG
01 / 2004 - 12 / 2006 - Management Consultant
PIT AG
01 / 2002 - 12 / 2004 - Project Assistant
IMG, Information Management Group (Schweiz)
01 / 2000 - 12 / 2002 - Trainee
Arthur D. Little (Schweiz) AG
01 / 2001 - 06 / 2001 - Trainee
HUGO BOSS AG
01 / 1998 - 12 / 1999 - Trainee
Accenture (Andersen Consulting)
06 / 1999 - 08 / 1999
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Dr.oec.HSG / Chair for Strategic Management, Institute of Management and Strategy
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
01 / 2004 - 12 / 2008 - Lic.oec.HSG / Finance & Accounting
University of St.Gallen (HSG)
01 / 1996 - 12 / 2002
Continuing Education
- PERMA Lead - Positive Leadership Coaching & Assessment
ebner-team Training Coaching Forschung GmbH, Vienna
12 / 2023 - PERMA Lead - Positive Leadership Coaching & Assessment
ebner-team Training Coaching Forschung GmbH, Vienna
12 / 2023 - Certified Team Coach
Solutionsurfers Switzerland
01 / 2022 - Executive Program Corporate Innovation: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems
MIT Sloan School of Management
06 / 2020 - Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
International Coaching Federation
01 / 2020 - Solution-oriented Coaching - Certified Coach
Solutionsurfers Switzerland
01 / 2019 - Wingwave Coaching - Certified Wingwave Coach
Besser-Siegmund-Institut GmbH
01 / 2018 - Startup Board Academy
EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne
12 / 2016 - CAS Didactics for Higher Education
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
12 / 2013
Network
Awards
- Member of Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Business Honor SocietyMember of Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Business Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma
01 / 2020 - Best Performing Team 2018 (Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
ZHAW School of Management and Law
01 / 2018 - ZHAW Best Teaching Award
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
01 / 2012
Social media
Projects
- Corporate Innovation R&D Project / Co-project leader / completed
- Future Study – Banking Specialists 2030 / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Müller, A. W., Beckenbauer, A. and Cometta, C. (2023) 'Das PERMA-Modell für Innovation : mit Positivität die Innovationsarbeit stärken', Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, 92(3), pp. 162–165.
- Filser, M. et al. (2020) 'Opportunity recognition : conversational foundations and pathways ahead', Entrepreneurship Research Journal, p. 20200124. doi: 10.1515/erj-2020-0124.
- Müller, A. W. and Shwarz, J. O. (2016) 'Assessing the functions and dimensions of visualizations in foresight', Foresight, 18(1), pp. 76–90. doi: 10.1108/FS-04-2014-0027.
Books, peer-reviewed
- Balmer-Zahnd, R. et al. (2017) Grundkenntnisse Wirtschaft und Recht : Betriebswirtschaft, Volkswirtschaft, Recht. 2. Auflage. Edited by A. Brunetti. Bern: hep.
- Müller-Stewens, G. and Müller, A. W. (2009) Strategic Foresight : Trend- und Zukunftsforschung in Unternehmen - Instrumente, Prozesse, Fallstudien. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel.
- Müller, A. W. (2008) Strategic Foresight : Prozesse strategischer Trend- und Zukunftsforschung in Unternehmen. Doctoral dissertation. Universität St.Gallen. Available at: http://www1.unisg.ch/www/edis.nsf/SysLkpByIdentifier/3521/$FILE/dis3521.pdf.
Book chapters, peer-reviewed
- Müller-Stewens, G., Müller, A. W. and Lüders, V. (2012) 'The management of strategic-foresight activities : evidence from large european multinationals', in Grösser, S. N. and Zeier, R. (eds) Systemic management for intelligent organizations : concepts, models-based approaches and applications. Heidelberg: Springer, pp. 63–82. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29244-6_4.
- Müller-Stewens, G. and Müller, A. (2009) 'Strategic foresight : Trend- und Zukunftsforschung als Strategieinstrument', in Reimer, M. and Fiege, S. (eds) Perspektiven des strategischen Controllings : Festschrift für Professor Dr. Ulrich Krystek. Wiesbaden: Gabler, pp. 238–257. doi: 10.1007/978-3-8349-8805-8_15.
- Müller, A. W. (2006) 'Terrorismus als strategisches Issue : Forderung eines neuen Praxisverständnisses', in Juchli, P. and Würml, M. (eds) Auswirkungen des Terrorismus auf Recht, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Bern: Stämpfli, pp. 237–252.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Müller, A. W. and Schwarz, J. O. (2013) 'Assessing the functions and dimensions of visualizations in foresight', in European IFA Academic Seminar, Winterthur, 16.-19. September 2013.
- Lüders, C., Müller, A. W. and Juchli, P. (eds) (2007) Wachstum durch Innovation : Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Erschliessung neuer Märkte, 4. DocNet Management Symposium, St. Gallen, 10. November 2006. Bern: Haupt.
- Juchli, P., Müller, A. W. and Ulmer, M. (2006) 'Wertorientierte Unternehmensführung : Management im Spannungsfeld von Kapitalmarkt und Gesellschaft', in Ulmer, M. et al. (eds) Tagungsband zum 3. DocNet Management Symposium. Bern: Haupt, pp. 11–20.
Other publications
- Müller, A. W. (2020) 'Positive Entrepreneurial Leadership', Competence, 2020, pp. 44–47. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-21268.
- Müller, A., Filser, M. and Graziano, B. (2019) 'The big leap from science to business', in Birkholz, C., Letzing, K., and Molnar, Z. (eds) Ecosystem innovation : how to create successful partnerships between high-growth startups and established organizations. Zürich: Kickstart Innovation, pp. 143–146.
- Müller, A. W. and Loretan, S. (2018) 'Digital Leadership : Führen im digitalen Zeitalter', Competence, 2018, pp. 43–45. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-3167.
- Müller, A. W. and Müller, F. (2017) 'Digital leadership : best practice in leadership - von KMU für KMU', Faszination Leadership, 2016/2017.
- Eschenauer, U. et al. (2017) Smart Cities in Theorie und Praxis : Szenarien, Strategien und Umsetzungsbeispiele. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1237.
- Cometta, C. et al. (2017) Umsetzung der Energiestrategie 2050 - Band II : Neue Ansätze für Staat und Wirtschaft. Edited by C. Cometta and C. Kobe. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1233.
- Ledergerber, K. and Müller, A. W. (2016) 'Wie Innovation und Leadership nahtlos ineinandergreifen', KMU Magazin, 2016(4), pp. 88–90.
- Müller, A. W. and Ayanoglu, Y. (2016) European startup monitor : country report Switzerland 2016. Winterthur: European Startup Monitor ESM. Available at: https://www.startupticker.ch/uploads/File/Attachments/ESM_Swiss_Country_Report.pdf.
- Müller, A. W. (2016) 'Geschäftsmodelle statt Produkte entwickeln', KMU-Ratgeber. Available at: https://ratgeber.moneyhouse.ch/strategie-recht/geschaeftsmodelle-statt-produkte-entwickeln/.
- Braunreiter, L. et al. (2016) Understandig the Role of Scenarios in Swiss Energy Research. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1137.
- Abegg, A. et al. (2016) Umsetzung der Energiestrategie 2050: Herausforderungen und Chancen für Staat und Wirtschaft. Edited by C. Cometta, C. Kobe, and A. Benz. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1053.
- Lobsiger-Kägi, E. et al. (2016) Treiber und Barrieren auf dem Weg zu einer Smart City : Erkenntnisse aus Theorie und Praxis. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1052.
- Graziano, B. and Müller, A. W. (2015) 'Geschäftsmodelle statt Produkte entwickeln', Competence, 2015(6), pp. 36–37. Available at: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/ueber-uns/zhaw-broschuere-competence-nr6.pdf.
- Müller, A. W. and Kobe, C. (2015) 'Anschub für Innovation : Energie Startups', Unternehmer Zeitung, 2015(12), p. 26.
- Müller, A. W., Cometta, C. and von Siebenthal, A. (2013) Zukunftsstudie : Elektromobilität Schweiz 2030. Winterthur: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-977.
- Müller, A. W. and Müller-Stewens, G. (2012) 'Strategic foresight : effective decision-support systems', United Nations Global Compact International Yearbook, pp. 187–191.
- Müller, A. W. and Müller, F. (2011) 'Ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte : Visualisierungen in der Trend- und Zukunftsforschung', IO Management Zeitschrift, 2011(1-2), pp. 22–26.
- Müller, A. W. (2006) Strategic foresight in companies.
- Müller, A. W. and Meierhofer, P. (2005) 'Planen in Szenarien : effizient zur soliden Strategie', Organisator, 2005(4), pp. 20–22.
- Müller, A. W. and Summermatter, L. (2004) 'Die Perspektive der Medien', in Maas, P. and Ackermann, W. (eds) Financial Services in Transition : Paradigmenwechsel oder 'back to the roots'? St.Gallen: Universität St.Gallen, pp. 13–50.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
- Müller, A. W. and Braunreiter, L. (2017) 'Service innovation in mobility : neue Geschäftsmodelle in der städtischen Mobilität', in 5. Swiss Green Economy Symposium, Winterthur, 30. Oktober 2017.
- Müller, A. W. and Hefti, J. (2014) 'Collaborative research : learning through participatory scenarios', in 13th Science-to-Business Marketing Conference, Winterthur, 2-4 July 2014.
- Müller, A. W. (2013) 'Social media driven business models in print', in Veranstaltung ZHAW School of Management and Law in Zusammenarbeit mit Denkfabrik Visuelle Kommunikation, Derendingen, 20. November 2013.
Affiliations
Current Affiliations
- noocleus ag: Managing Director noocleus ag
Managing Director noocleus ag, Eglisau
12 / 2008 - today - noocleus ag: Board of Directors
Board Member, Eglisau
04 / 2011 - today