Dr. Michael Kohlgrüber
Social Research Center Dortmund (sfs)
Evinger Platz 17, Room 31
Email: michael.kohlgruebertu-dortmundde
Tel.: +49 231 755 90262
Fax: +49 231 755 90205
Research Associate
Research area Innovation and education in the digital society
Focus of work
Combining social and technological innovations in digitisation projects
Social dialogue in the digital transformation
Sustainable business model innovations
2017: PhD, TU Dortmund University
Since 2012: Senior Researcher, Social Research Center, TU Dortmund University
2004–2012: Freelance consultant, mediator, coach and trainer
1999–2004: Senior Researcher and consultant, Prospektiv GmbH, Dortmund
1995–1999: Research Associate at the Gesellschaft für Arbeitsschutz- und Humanisierungsforschung (GfAH) mbH, Dortmund
1995: Graduation in business, economics and social sciences, TU Dortmund University
greenSME – Driving manufacturing SME transformation towards green, digital and social sustainability (EU)
BEYOND4.0: Inclusive Futures for Europe BEYOND the impacts of Industry 4.0 and Digital Disruption (EU, Horizon 2020)
ESSA - Blueprint “New Skills Agenda Steel”: Industry-driven sustainable European Steel Skills Agenda and Strategy (EU, Erasmus+)
SPIRE-SAIS: Skills Alliance for Industrial Symbiosis (SAIS) – A Cross-sectoral Blueprint for a Sustainable Process Industry (EU, Erasmus+)
Kohlgrüber, Michael; Behrend, Clara (2021): Understanding Future Skills for the
Digital Transformation. Presentation at the scientific conference: Inclusive futures for Europe beyond Industrie 4.0 and digital disruption. September 30 — October 1, 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Kohlgrüber, Michael (2021): Co-Creation und gegenseitige Lernprozesse bei der betrieblichen Einführung von Automatisierung und Digitalisierung. Lecture at the 21st Conference for Applied Social Sciences, Social Innovation in and by organisations, online, June 12, 2021.
Kohlgrüber, Michael (2021): Impact of Industry 4.0 on society. Presentation at the scientific and practical workshop “Social Challenges of Today”, May 18, 2021 in Vologda, Russia.
Kohlgrüber, Michael; Behrend, Clara (2019): Inclusive Futures for Europe. Beyond the Impacts of Industry 4.0 and Digital Disruption. Presentation at the global conference on Social Innovation and Socio-Digital Transformation. October 28, 2019 in Dortmund, Germany.
Kohlgrüber, Michael (2018): The sociotechnical perspective on Workplace Innovation and Industry 4.0. Presentation at EURAM conference, June 28, 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Schröder, Antonius; Kohlgrüber, Michael (2018): A new innovation paradigm:
Combining technological and social Innovation. Presentation at 12th Society and Materials International Conference. May 22, 2018 in Metz, France.
Kohlgrüber, Michael (2016): The emergence and diffusion of sustainable business model innovations in retail logistics from an Institutional Theory perspective. Presentation at the 27th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Business and Society. June 17, 2016 in Park City, Utah, USA.