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SAP Solution: design thinking

A new international study, developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute's (HPI) Design Thinking and Innovation Research department, shows which approaches are now needed to successfully develop the innovation approach further.
A new course is now available on the openSAP platform. It introduces participants to two methods that promote innovation at the operational and personal level.
On the one hand, business departments are enthusiastic about the opportunities of digital transformation and the new and improved business processes that are possible as a result. On the other hand, SAP is pushing the migration of its customers to S/4 Hana in different ways.
The survey results from the user association DSAG, analysts from PAC on behalf of Arvato, and other analyst sources are disastrous: SAP S/4 is only being adopted and customized very hesitantly by existing customers. But with the 2025 deadline, time is pressing.
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Intelligent user interfaces, customizing and usability optimization in SAP: At the SAP UX/UI specialist forum in Berlin, trade visitors will learn how they can further optimize the efficiency and user-friendliness of SAP systems.
Rolls-Royce will cooperate with the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in the future to further develop its digital expertise.
Augmented reality offers its users the possibility to experience complex information intuitively. With the help of SAP CAR, retailers can use these possibilities to create a new, more convenient shopping experience.
SAP has hit the mark: Leonardo as a name for a framework for digital transformation is perfect. Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, anatomist, mechanic, engineer and natural philosopher. He is considered one of the most famous polymaths of all time.
On the occasion of the "IT & Information Management" strategy summit in October, Falk Uebernickel, Professor of Information Management and Business Innovation at the University of St. Gallen, spoke about his experiences with the creative technique Design Thinking.
On October 18, 2017, NTT Group ceremoniously opened Enso - The Space for Creators, the company's first Innovation Lab in Europe.
For many years, ERP systems have formed a stable, digital backbone for mapping corporate processes.

Working on the SAP basis is crucial for successful S/4 conversion. 

This gives the Competence Center strategic importance for existing SAP customers. Regardless of the S/4 Hana operating model, topics such as Automation, Monitoring, Security, Application Lifecycle Management and Data Management the basis for S/4 operations.

For the second time, E3 magazine is organizing a summit for the SAP community in Salzburg to provide comprehensive information on all aspects of S/4 Hana groundwork.

Venue

FourSide Hotel Salzburg,
Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Am Messezentrum 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
+43-66-24355460

Event date

Wednesday, June 10, and
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Early Bird Ticket

Regular ticket

EUR 390 excl. VAT
available until 1.10.2025
EUR 590 excl. VAT

Venue

Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfürstenanlage 1
D-69115 Heidelberg

Event date

Wednesday, April 22 and
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Tickets

Regular ticket
EUR 590 excl. VAT
Subscribers to the E3 magazine
reduced with promocode STAbo26
EUR 390 excl. VAT
Students*
reduced with promocode STStud26.
Please send proof of studies by e-mail to office@b4bmedia.net.
EUR 290 excl. VAT
*The first 10 tickets are free of charge for students. Try your luck! 🍀
The event is organized by the E3 magazine of the publishing house B4Bmedia.net AG. The presentations will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected SAP partners. The ticket price includes attendance at all presentations of the Steampunk and BTP Summit 2026, a visit to the exhibition area, participation in the evening event and catering during the official program. The lecture program and the list of exhibitors and sponsors (SAP partners) will be published on this website in due course.