Prof. Dr. Christian Zagel
Fields of Teaching and Research
- Innovation techniques and methods
- Innovation management
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Consumer Experience Management
- Digital Transformation
- Usability & User Experience
- Services Management
- Gamification
- Self-Service Systems
Activities
University Activities
- Head of the Academic Center for Sciences and Humanities
- Academic Program Director of the Master Program ZukunftsDesign
- Professor of Innovation Techniques and Methods
- Research Director for the Master Program ZukunftsDesign
Professional Activities
- Senior Manager IT Innovation & Technology at the adidas Group
- Head of Research & Development and responsible for university partnerships
Curriculum Vitae
- since 2017: Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Coburg
- since 2011: Senior Manager IT Innovation & Technology at the adidas Group
- since 2001: Founder and CEO of the Technix Trading Company
- 2009 to 2016: Assistant at the Chair of Information Systems (Services – Processes – Intelligence) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 2015: Doctor Degree Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christian Zagel received various awards for his research as well as for his projects:
- 2016: Fürther Ludwig Erhard Preis: Audience Award
- 2016: Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen
- 2016: Industriepreis BEST OF 2016, Category Research & Development
- 2015: AHFE/HSSE Best Paper Award
- 2015: Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen
- 2015: Wissenschaftspreis of the EHI Retail Institute, the GS1, and the Akademischen Partnerschaft ECR Deutschland
- 2014: APEX Award Gold, Category Retail
- 2013: Cannes Lions, 1x Gold, 1x Silver, 3x Bronze
- 2013: CeBIT Innovation Award, 3rd Place