Global Chapters / Innovation Hubs
We combine regional innovation chapters and hubs within the R&D organization. This creates a powerful network with access to important future competencies.
Why are innovations so important for ZF? Where does the company find them and how do you recognize the right ones from among the many ideas? Dr. Joscha Märkle-Huß, Head of Innovation Factory, provides a brief overview in the following video:
ZF makes new mobility possible: cleaner and safer, more comfortable and available to all. Innovation leaps are what we really need. We integrate innovations from internal and external sources and from many technology fields. By bringing them together, we can to sustainably change the world of mobility.
ZF proves that agility and disruption are not only for small, networked and unconventional start-ups. ZF shows how large enterprises can focus on innovation: by creating space for ideas and innovations in our culture and corporate structures; by systematically pursuing technological developments far away from our core competencies; and by drawing on an ecosystem of collaborations and partnerships.
In addition to our comprehensive understanding of innovation, our methodology for finding new approaches and our broad network of partners, we also have other decisive qualities that make ZF the true Innovation Factory: the will to get things done, knowledge of the markets and customer requirements, and decades of business experience. Some of our highlight projects illustrate this. Check them out here: