Success Story

How to become and remain innovative

The Heidenheimer Zeitung is a German regional daily newspaper with around 90 permanent employees.

For several years now, we have been accompanying the management on its way to an innovation strategy and a lived culture of innovation. We are ourselves enthusiastic about the enthusiasm of the employees and the transformational power of the small company. First and foremost its managing director Martin Wilhelm, who faced the transformation of his company and quickly realized that it is an iterative innovation process.

A company in constant change

2021

Strengthening the innovation management

Together with the management level, we define the necessary set screws to get into continuous, innovative processes that help the Heidenheimer Zeitung to work innovatively, think innovatively and realize innovative projects.

Define innovation processes
Optimize innovation processes
Increase innovative ability

2020

Innovation processes

Many work processes run in a much more digital and focused way. The pandemic requires a very high degree of flexibility at various levels. Despite enormous cost pressure, Mr. Wilhelm continues to focus on continuous cooperation.

First defined innovation field from 2019 is being tested
Advantages of Remote Work outweigh

2019

Corporate vision meets innovation strategy

We developed a corporate vision together with the management level and recommended a new position to drive innovation in-house. The innovation strategy matured. Thomas Haubold prioritized the topic again and again and consolidated individual methods within the teams.

Vision and strategy work
Promote innovative thinking
Integration of the OKR methodology into the innovation strategy

2018

Innovation at HZ

"Agile working" permeated several internal processes of the company - decisive course was set for more innovative thinking. Positive effects in the area of communication within the company became visible.

Constant sparring between a defined team of HZ and TRENDONE
Successful project: Podcast "Unter´m Dach"

2017

Ideation and business model innovation

We sensitized the employees in terms of content and methods for future topics, which led step by step to innovative thinking and acting. We closely accompanied the customer in this important phase and set helpful impulses from a neutral perspective.

Identification of innovation opportunities
Sensitization for future topics
Definition of the core topics

2016

Understanding trends

In a workshop series, the Afternoons for Innovators, the participants learned about trends from the media, print and publishing world and began to interpret them for themselves. New projects came to mind, e.g. a podcast series.

Assessment of emerging trends
Introduction of first innovation projects
Basis of innovative thinking

TRENDONE Erfolgsstory Heidenheimer Zeitung GF Martin Wilhelm

In order to set visible signs of innovation, we have launched innovation processes that have developed well over the long term. TRENDONE taught us step-by-step and at the same time very sustainably to come closer to our vision of the future with the help of the jointly developed innovation strategy and thus gave us a good shake-up.

Martin Wilhelm, CEO Heidenheimer Zeitung

The three essential success factors of our collaboration was (1) Anchoring the innovation strategy with the corporate strategy, (2) the commitment to the topic among the employees and (3) the value of our long-term cooperation.

Thomas Haubold, Senior Innovation Advisor, TRENDONE GmbH

"The challenge of staying in the market is the same for large and small companies alike. The crucial thing is to be open to change and to allow mistakes to be made. "

Martin Wilhelm, CEO Heidenheimer Zeitung

In which innovation project can we support you?

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