Last week, students from the J. Whitney Bunting College of Business & Technology (Georgia College & State University) visited the Department of Information Systems at the University of Münster to take part in the second part of the international Design Thinking seminar.

This time, the focus was on a real-world challenge: supporting the further development of the sustainability initiatives at viadee Unternehmensberatung AG. Special thanks go to viadee – in particular to Dr. Nicolas Pflanzl, Christian Schulze Dieckhoff, and Dr. Hendrik Winkelmann – for designing the case study and for their dedicated support throughout the seminar.

The participating students presented their innovative solution ideas directly on site at viadee. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive and highlighted the value of students’ perspectives and creative approaches in addressing real business challenges.

Beyond the academic work, the seminar also offered numerous opportunities for intercultural exchange – including joint activities, shared meals, and watching the German Cup final together. The event once again demonstrated the importance of international collaboration in higher education – both in terms of academic content and personal exchange between students and faculty from different cultural backgrounds.

Thanks also go to the faculty members who continuously make this international seminar program possible: Joy Godin and Jeannie Pridmore from Georgia College, as well as Armin Stein and Katrin Bergener from the Department of Information Systems.