iCONDU helps to better understand automotive product development with gamification

Understanding the automotive product development process with gamification Making complex context accessible and understandable is one of the key strengths of our platform partner iCONDU. Our Ingolstadt-based friends outperformed themselves doing so, by developing a simulation game, which represents the automotive…

E/E Architectures – the solution to develop the car of the future

E/E Architectures – The solution to develop the car of the future With the increasing share of electronics and software components in modern cars, it becomes ever more important, to put them in a logical order with their mechanical counterparts. Modern…

Urban Mobility – Did somebody say cashcow?

Could you think of anything less buzz-generating as writing about taxis? The 100+ year old service of getting you from A to B if sick, drunk, about to give birth or just somewhat in a hurry. It was always there,…

The impact of e-mobility on automotive markets

Austria’s most established start to the year network event and industry get-together for B2B e-mobility has taken place. The 9th EL-Motion, a congress for e-mobility experts of all sorts. Was hosted at the Radisson Blu Hotel Park Royal Palace in…

Servus Munich – there’s a new consultancy in town​

After opening the accilium Berlin office last year, we are proud to continue our growth with a new office in Germany. ​ Munich will be the next hometown of an accilium consulting office, giving us the possibility to be closer not…

Autonomous Driving – One step closer to artificial intelligence

At first glance the driverless vehicle seems to be a rather new idea, but in fact it is already a century old. In 1918, the newspaper Oakland Tribune mentioned in one of its reports the "Motor Car of the Future": "The new car will be [...] controlled entirely by a set of push buttons." In the past century, the automobile expanded its potential from a mere means of transportation into a mobile living space.

The magic of OKRs and why setting goals is crucial for your company

Working with no goals is like having to shoot an arrow with no target. Every organization needs a sense of direction allowing its members to focus on shared goals rather than wander around aimlessly in several directions. Setting objectives can align an organization by connecting company, team and personal intentions to measurable results.​ ​

Future mobility in the context of urban planning

The 3rd event by “Wiener Energie Impulse” on the 4th of October 2017 focused on the future of mobility and resulting challenges for the urban planning of the City of Vienna. Eveline Steinberger-Kern (Founder and Managing Director, The Blue Minds Company) was leading through…

Virtual reality and new digital technologies in education

The main focus of the evening at ip.center was to look at virtual reality and other digital technologies as innovative teaching tools. However, in our opinion, education is one of many potential fields about to be revolutionized by the use of virtual reality. Alexander Hotowy…

The future of mobility: Will humans still drive in an autonomous future?

On the 19th of October 2017, AICC (Austrian Israeli Chamber of Commerce), the Blue Minds Company, WeXelerate and the ÖAMTC hosted a top-level e-mobility event in Vienna, discussing “The Future of Mobility“. Rainer Nowak (Editorial Director, Die Presse) and Alexander Hotowy (Managing Partner, accilium) had…

Retail organizations – The backbone of the automotive industry

With the participation of representatives of about 120 industries, on the 8th of March 2018 at the EcoPLUS conference organized by ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, St. Pölten became the center of the local e-mobility scene. Everybody was keen to learn about the…