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AI for Lifecycle Gate Governance

How might we design AI agents that help teams prepare, review, and manage lifecycle gates more effectively — ensuring documentation quality, decision traceability, and better project coordination?   About Gewiss GEWISS is a global leader in innovative solutions for home and building automation, energy distribution, and smart infrastructure....

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Human-centric Smart Lighting

How might we make lighting in shared indoor spaces effortless for users, and valuable for operators — without adding cost or complexity?   About Gewiss: Innovating with purpose GEWISS is a global leader in home and building automation, energy distribution, and smart lighting. Recently expanded through the acquisition...

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Heat from Sewage Challenge

How might we design a modular “Heat from Sewage” solution that enables cities to capture wastewater heat and integrate it as a standardized, scalable low-temperature energy source in future district heating networks?   German version below [embed]https://youtu.be/cle05d7E4RI[/embed] About Heliotherm Heliotherm Wärmepumpentechnik GmbH is a leading Austrian manufacturer of high-efficiency heat...

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Circular Feed Challenge

How might we use farm data to deliver sustainable feeding that improves herd health and farm resilience?   German version below [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/m_t5kmwQ43o?feature=share[/embed] About Siglmühle At Siglmühle, we produce compound feed for livestock, mainly dairy cows. We are an owner-run family business with 40 employees situated near Salzburg. Our mission is...

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Circularity in Jewelry

How might we use automation and smart sorting technologies to recover crystals from non-repairable jewelry and reintegrate them into Swarovski’s circular material cycle?   German version below About Swarovski Founded in 1895, we design and manufacture crystals and jewelry. Our sustainability work focuses on three areas: Mitigate Climate Change,...

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Circular Packaging Challenge

How might we create a circular packaging solution to reduce waste?   German version below [embed]https://youtu.be/uOVtD6-Q6NI[/embed]   About Riwega We are Riwega, a South Tyrolean company in the construction sector based in Egna (Italy). Since 1998, we have distributed innovative products and systems for roofs, walls, and facades to create energy-efficient,...

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Circular Box Challenge

How might we build a profile-free, strong, tight box from PP-only panels to enable circularity?   German version below About Design Composite Design Composite, headquartered in Niedernsill, Austria, has pioneered lightweight composite panel technologies since our founding in 1999 by ski manufacturer Blizzard. Over 25 years, we’ve built deep...

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Payment as part of seamless experiences

How might we integrate seamless, secure, and inclusive payment solutions into your idea for the other challenges — to unlock better experiences for users, businesses, and destinations? German version below About Mastercard Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and...

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Meaningful nature breaks

How might we design meaningful time-outs on farms that support both the regeneration of guests and nature – while remaining economically viable? German version below Meaningful time-outs & nature experiences on and around the farm   About the Challenge Partners Urlaub am Bauernhof, Blühendes Österreich, and Kärnten Werbung share a...

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Seamless group pre-booking

How might we offer our B2B partners a digital, fair, and transparent pre-booking process for their groups – even when demand exceeds supply? German version below   About the Schönbrunn Group The Schönbrunn Group manages some of Austria’s most significant cultural landmarks on behalf of the Republic of Austria,...

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