Nik Volz,
Creative Innovation Strategist
Design & Tech
Journalism & Media
Combining a creative mind with a business-oriented approach. Future driven, design focused, nature inspired and tech savvy.
Currently co-creating creative technology solutions as Innovation & Strategy Lead for formigas and local non-profit journalism as Co-Founder & Trustee of karla.
Panels & Talks
(2024) Media Start-ups: From Failure to Success
(2022) Feeding the Watchdog – How Can Journalism be Funded in the Future?
(2020) Potentials for Resilient Design Education at Universities of Applied Sciences
(2019) Immersive Virtual Environments in Research & Development
(2018) Virtual Training Environments for the Future Of Work
(2017) The Depths of Virtual Storytelling
(2016) Next Level Medium, Next Level Ethics
Vocations & Awards
(2023) Award WAS IST GUT 2023, Deutscher Designer Club
(2023) Jury member Media Innovation Masterclass, Journalismus Lab NRW
(2020) 1st prize Konstanzer Designpreise, HTWG Konstanz
(2019) 3rd prize ADC Junior Award, Art Directors Club Deutschland
Publications
Volz D., Marszalek Y., Münchbach N. (2022): Potentials for Resilient Design Education at Universities of Applied Sciences, in: Universities of Tomorrow: Global, Interdisciplinary, Digitized, Sustainable (UNITO): 2021 International Conference
Volz D., Marszalek Y. (2020): Augmented Perception: Can virtual environments have an impact on well-being and work effectiveness?, in: Proceedings of the DGTF Annual Conference 18
Service Clients
Ecocert Group, Elma Ultrasonic, Marquardt Group, fruitcore Robotics, LDSK, medflex, Georg Fischer, SPRINZ, Occhio, Europa Park, Universität Bern, HTWG Konstanz, Züricher HAW, …
Apprenticeship & Studies
(17–20) MA Communication Design, HTWG Konstanz
(18–19) Social & Media Sciences, Universität Konstanz
(13–17) BA Communication Design, HTWG Konstanz
(11–13) AP Digital Design, LLS Baden-Baden
Photo: Simon Diefenbach