The Wave
The Strategy Award
What does this award stand for:
We have created this award to recognize companies with a holistic human-centered approach. We want to highlight great examples for great human centered organizational transformations. We don’t want to just talk about human centricity, we want to practice human centricity!
Why you should take part:
The Wave Strategy Award is more than a competition; it’s an opportunity to celebrate and share the success stories that set your organization apart. Seize the chance to amplify your impact, gain industry recognition, and pave the way for future achievements. Embrace the journey towards excellence!
WINNERS 2024
Types of projects we are looking for
We expect any kind of organizational transformation projects with the focus on people. Some examples:
- Digital Transformation Strategies
- AI enabled Automation Strategies
- Sustainable Strategies
- Strategic Alliances
- Internal or External Process Strategies
- Innovation Strategies
- Differentiation Strategies
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategies
- Employee Experience Strategies
- Culture Change Strategies
Winning is only the start of a Wave
The award ceremony at StrategicX is merely the start of your shared journey with “The Wave”, however, the real business of communicating your success starts after the award ceremony.
Appreciation & Publication
• Publication in the Award Long List
• Puplication in the Award Short List
• Puplication of all Winners
• Puplication of a Winners Case Study Booklet
• Best 8 present at StrategicX
• Springer Professional will publish the best applications in special edition in the magazine “Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management” online and in a print version
Winner benefits
• Increase brand value: Positioning as a human centred organisation
• Get “the Wave” winners label
• 10 UX Accreditation Voucher for your employees
• Online presentation at “StrategicX” in our winners area.
• A voucher for the workshop “WOW – Experiencemanagement – 2days”
• Meet the top names in human centred strategists
• Winner voucher for the MBA Strategic Experience Design (10.000 Euro)*
• Book copies of “Changemakers: How Leaders Can Design Change in an Insanely Complex World”
Content requirements
- Project name
- Project timeframe
- Initial situation + competition + context of the project
- Problem and expected result
- Strategic goal
- Which actions were taken to integrate the stakeholders / affected parties?
- Is it an internal project, or is there external support?
- How were the actions implemented?
- How was progress checked and ensured?
- How was the success of the actions finally determined?
- Key Learnings from the project?
- Current status and result
- Matched the result with expectations.
- ROI of the project
- Additional data to understand the project
Our international Jury
Astrid Zöchling
CIO ORF
Gerhard Apfelthaler
Dean, California Lutheran University School of Management.
Maria Giudice
Founder, Executive Leadership Coach, Co-author of Rise of Changemakers
Clemens Lutsch
Professor International University SDI München
Anika Kronberger
Des. Leader, MBA Strategic Experience Design at FH JOANNEUM
Russ Wilson
CXO Fidelity Group
Michaela Holzmann
Director Product and Service Design @Sclable
Nandini Nayak
Digital Transformer. Cognitive/Behavior Scientist.Mentor/Coach
Timeline
December 3rd
Publication
February 15th
End of Applications
February 25th
Feedback to all Applications
February 28th
Publication of Award Short List
March 14th
Award Ceremony
