IDZ Event
German Ecodesign Award 2025 | Award Ceremony
At the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN)
5.00 pm
IDZ Event
IDZ Event
Mach Moor – Design with Paludiculture
Experience the future of peatlands!
As part of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftungs Mooraktionstag, the IDZ, together with the Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW), is presenting the exhibition ‘Mach Moor – Design mit Paludikultur’ (Make Moor – Design with Paludiculture) featuring entries from the German Ecodesign Award. The exhibition focuses on sustainable strategies for protecting and sustainably using our peatlands, and addresses the central question of how we can effectively preserve these valuable ecosystems.
Mooraktionstag (peatland day): 13 January 2026, 1:00–9:30 p.m.
Exhibition „Mach Moor – Design with Paludiculture“: 12 January to 15 January
Location: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Berlin, Schumannstraße 8, 10117 Berlin
IDZ Event
German Ecodesign Award | Call for entries 2026
From 19 January to 2 April, companies, designers and students throughout Europe can apply for the German Ecodesign Award 2026.
We are looking for imaginative ideas and projects that are outstandingly designed and forward-looking. In addition to market-ready products and services, this also includes conceptual and student work. Design innovations are just as much in demand as technical and social innovations. There are no limits to creativity!
More information about the award at: bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en
IDZ Event
IDZ Member Circle
Human-Centered Leadership in the Age of AI
At our exclusive biennial IDZ Member Circles, we bring together leading voices in design to explore today’s most pressing challenges. The topic of this edition: Human-Centered Leadership in the Age of AI.
As AI evolves from experimentation to full integration, organizations must rethink how to structure workflows and teams, develop talent, and ensure that the adoption of technology is aligned with market realities and business objectives.
Our program contains: Impulse keynotes on hands-on AI topics in the daily doing of designers and leads, high level Presentations on the risks and opportunities of scaling AI - from reliability to quality and space for discussions and networking
Expect a thoughtful, informal environment that encourages meaningful exchange, sparks forward-looking insights, and fosters valuable new connections among senior professionals and design leaders in corporate and consultancy roles.
Program
Introduction to Bosch UX
Dr. Judith Pfeiffer, SVP and Head of Corporate User and Customer Experience at Bosch GmbH
Impulse sessions
New Talent Pitch: Positive integration of AI
Emma Rahe, Levin Budihardjo Welim (German Ecodesign Award 2025 | Young Talent)
Automation in UX
Dennis Knopf, Director Project & Product Management at zigzag GmbH
How to achieve the DIY design turnaround
Jürgen Gehm, Head of UX & Design at Bosch Power Tools
Beyond the Hype: Designing for Real AI Adoption
Seulki Lee, Associate Design Director at McKinsey & Company
Keynote sessions
New Talent Pitch: avio - touch and go
Nicole Krein, Sarah Fütterling, Freya Michl (UX Design Award | Gold 2025)
Why designers should build their own AI tools
Carolin Barisch, Senior UX Designer at Manyone
AI and Design: A Fusion of Creativity and Technology
Dr. Anna Raveling, Design Management at BSH Home Appliances Group & Sebastian Schwartze, AI Accelerator Marketing & Design at BSH Home Appliances Group
Breakout sessions
Measuring UX/Design in Development and Along the Journey
Steffen Müller, UX Consultant at Bosch GmbH
Turning User Insights into Hi-Fi UI Prototypes
Toni Bräuer, UX Consultant at Bosch GmbH
Keynote and Open Discussion
New Talent Pitch: Time Buddy - An App for Autistic Children
Daiana Wolf (UX Design Award | New Talent 2025)
Inflection Points | Technically, Economically, Societally, Philosophically, … and Personally
Markus Turber, Founder at Intuity Media Lab
Open Discussion
Sabine Berghaus, Principal Key Expert at Siemens AG
Markus Turber, Founder at Intuity Media Lab
Greg Zholdak, Head of Product Design at Moneybox
Evening Get-Together
Networking, food and drinks.
The program will be held in English.
This IDZ Member Circle event is tailored specifically for professionals in corporate roles and design consultancies. Participation is limited to employees of our member companies. Discover how you can become a member of IDZ here.
This edition will be co-hosted by IDZ member BOSCH at their Ludwigsburg offices. Renowned for their expertise in hardware and software development and UX across diverse domains - from industrial applications to consumer products - BOSCH provides the perfect setting for this dialogue.
IDZ Event
German Ecodesign Award | Call for entries 2026
From 19 January to 2 April, companies, designers and students throughout Europe can apply for the German Ecodesign Award 2026.
We are looking for imaginative ideas and projects that are outstandingly designed and forward-looking. In addition to market-ready products and services, this also includes conceptual and student work. Design innovations are just as much in demand as technical and social innovations. There are no limits to creativity!
More information about the award at: bundespreis-ecodesign.de/en