Dr. Sonja Zillner

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Current positions and responsibilities

  • Network Partner of osb Tübingen GmbH specializing in innovation and change management
  • Management of technology projects at Siemens AG Corporate Technology
  • Consulting for change projects in IT and medical technology branches
  • Conducting MD programs in international organizations
  • Lecturing at the university of Vienna, Austria

Recent activities

  • Design and implementation of intra-organizational communication- and collaboration platforms
  • Consulting, training, and coaching of project teams and project leaders on the subject of innovation and creativity in international organizations
  • Development of business cases for emerging media technology
  • Ongoing research in the domain of knowledge management
  • Transfer and implementation of project results in the domain of innovative communication technology
  • Research and publishing on creativity and “improvisation as a mindset”

Professional background

  • Studies in mathematics and psychology
  • PhD-studies in computer science specializing in knowledge management
  • Lecturing at the University of Vienna, Technikum Vienna, and Humboldt Business Academy Vienna
  • Several years of internal consulting work at Siemens AG
  • Publications and patents in the area of knowledge management
  • Dance studies in New York and Montreal, several years of theatre, acting, and improvisation work
  • Education in group dynamics, voice- and acting training
  • Member of the Austrian society for group dynamics and organisational consulting (ÖGGO)
 
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