Corporate Innovation Pilot Design for a Tier-1 Auto Supplier
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Audit failed pilots and redesign a 4-stage framework for a Tier-1 auto supplier. Propose 3 EV-aligned pilots. Earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The Stuttgart Tier-1 supplier (EUR 4.2B revenue, around 60 percent ICE exposure, betting on the EV transition with the right partner OEMs) cannot afford another year of innovation theatre — capital allocation discussions for 2027 are in 5 months.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Redesign a corporate-innovation pilot program that converts pilots into production deployments, with 3 EV-strategy-aligned pilots ready for year 2.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Diagnose corporate-innovation program failures with evidence
- Design pilot-to-production gates that prevent innovation theatre
- Tie pilot KPIs to business-unit P&L for executive buy-in
- Communicate program redesign to corporate executive committees
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship for CS
Master · General Studies
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Innovation and Entrepreneurship for CS at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Innovation Management
Structure and accelerate innovation processes within organizations.
- Pilot Program Design
Apply pilot program design to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stakeholder Communication
Apply stakeholder communication to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Venture Building
Apply venture building to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Research To Product
Apply research to product to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Go To Market
Apply go to market to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles:
Product Manager
PMs at industrial companies who can author pilot charters tied to BU P&L become the rare hires that connect R&D and operating-unit roadmaps.
This challenge sharpens
- innovation-management
- pilot-program-design
- go-to-market