Dr. Christiane Rau has been Professor of Innovation Management and Organizational Behaviour at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria since 2013. As academic director, she is responsible for setting up the Institute for Agile Transformation and headed the Sustainable Solutions degree program. With a doctorate in industrial engineering, she researches, teaches and advises companies on strategic innovation management, the use of collaborative innovation methods and agile transformation. In addition to her research activities, she has published articles in various journals, including the Journal of Product Innovation Management, R&D Management and Technology Analysis and Strategic Management. In addition to her work as a professor, she has been supporting companies as a coach and trainer in conceptual and operational tasks relating to innovation and transformation since 2015.