The Intention-Action-Gap is a critical hurdle for a sustainable world. This Digital-Future-Fund-Project aims to develop and leverage “Green Patterns” for digital user interface design. In analogy to “Dark Patterns” which often lead to negative behavior, these patterns should inspire users towards ecological ...

Over the last years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) emerged as central technology for all areas of life. For instance, computer vision enabled Tesla`s autonomous vehicles and natural language processing set the foundation for Amazon`s smart assistants. However, AI reshapes not only innovation outcomes, but also ...

The Digital Futures Fund project partners with "Wir Lernen Weiter" NGO to create a circular economy platform for used laptops. The platform will improve access to technology for those in need and extend the life of laptops, while leveraging technology and innovation for a sustainable and impactful solution.  ...

Digital Health Zurich researches digital health solutions in the hospital context and implements them efficiently and with practical relevance. Core topics are Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROMs), remote monitoring, integrated care and related technologies as well as empowerment of patients and staff. Our ...

After a long period of organic growth of the Google Ads account, the client had decided to approach a restructuring of the Google Ads account. The team of the centre for Digital Marketing & Marketing Technology of the Institute for Marketing Management created a Google Ads training, in order to prepare for the ...

Business process management (BPM) is a central discipline for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of business processes. Well-established business process management helps companies to handle processes faster, more cost-effectively and with higher quality. The Business Process Management Study 2023 of the ...

The design thinking projects are carried out as part of the elective modules "Design Thinking" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Marketing and "Customer Centric Innovation" in the Master in Business Administration with specialization in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The projects aim ...

In our project, we focus on the labor force participation of older workers with adverse health conditions (i.e., chronic conditions, injuries, or illnesses, both in physical and mental terms). Evidence shows that a non-negligible share of workers experiences adverse health conditions at the end of their careers. ...

In a future electricity system with high shares of renewables and new demand entities, conventional generation alone will not be able to balance supply and demand. Therefore, active participation of distributed energy resources is necessary. Yet, due to imperfect information, bounded rationality, and regulatory ...

We propose a fully digital, science-based solution that can provide forward-looking guidance for companies regarding the financial risks associated with biodiversity loss. We intend to communicate understandable risk metrics using User Interface to a biodiversity-committed network of stakeholders.  ...

In this project, a DAO design reference model is elaborated and the necessary elements and functions are implemented as templates based on a blockchain. With this, organization based on computer code can be controlled and managed without central management or employees.

Internal and external stakeholders of non-profit organizations (NPO) depend on the timely, comprehensive and comprehensible processing and visualization of decision-relevant information. Business Intelligence (BI) tools are suitable for this purpose. Within the scope of this project, we identify the need and the ...

In this project, we will help an international innovation team to develop a web3-based business model where for every skateboard sold, two more are donated to a charity project. The buyers of the skateboards can choose between the different donation projects and therefore receive an NFT token with their purchase.  ...

We develop and adopt geoprocessing workflows to analyze and model the spatial footprints of companies representing company venues, production sites, or in general areas where companies are active. We combine the spatial environmental assessments with LCA methods to transform non-spatialized into spatialized ...

This project aims to develop templates for the interactive, digital annual (financial) reporting of Swiss municipalities and cities in the sense of a needs-based modular system. This should provide municipalities and cities with a low-tech and cost-effective way to drive the digital transformation at the level of ...

mympact - The one app for personal sustainability

Innosuisse supports our research "Quantifying Illegal Activity: Estimating Dark Rates and Predicting Offenses in Switzerland." In collaboration with LogObject AG and the University of Zurich (UZH), we will estimate the number of undetected cyber-attacks and predict high-risk areas for burglaries using real life data ...

The city Opfikon develops their government program. The role of the ZHAW monitors the strategy process and supports the structering of the process.  

#NFGrapevine’s vision is to educate and build the first Web3 wine brand through its collection and community, where holders join the journey to become owners of grapevines and receive wine.

Ampliphi – The Plastic Action & Circular Economy Platform

Conducting a customer survey to optimize marketing, communication and web shop activities.

How can we better protect ourselves from cyber threats? The answer to this question is as complex as cyber security itself, because the right balance must always be found between technical possibilities and political, social and economic interests. The increasing digitalisation of critical infrastructures in ...

This project aims to create a set of science-based methods to systematically detect potential greenwashing in corporate communication, as well as signals for green innovation and technologies. By applying the methods to thousands of stocks, we intend to design novel, ESG-proof financial products.  ...