🚀 Young Talents for Innovative Industries 2025 — Recap
We were truly impressed by the 24 participants of the « Young Talents for Innovative Industries 2025 » workshop hosted by Leister and Axetris in Kägiswil last week, on Sept. 3rd to 4th.
What an inspiring two-day workshop at Leister and Axetris in Kägiswil, made possible thanks to the generous support of Swissmem and in partnership with Photonics Booster. Over two intense days, the youngs worked on real company challenges, learned the fundamentals of design thinking, and turned insights into concrete ideas, all while discovering the power (and fun!) of diverse teamwork.
What happened
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Hands-on teamwork on challenges from Leister and Axetris; site visits and expert exchanges.
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Focus one day on problem framing and one day on ideation, with rapid iterations and coached checkpoints. Some of the tools we used:
- Brainstorming
- Problem Tree Approach
- Jobs-to-be-done
- How might we questions
- Crazy 8
- Rate Grid
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Final pitches to a jury — with a CHF 2’000 award for the most radical idea.
Why it mattered
The group impressed us with their motivation, focus, and collaborative spirit. Hats off to Gen Z — so focused, so reliable, and yes… with great bowling skills too 😉.
Thank you
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Hosting companies: Leister & Axetris (and their experts for the time and dedication with the teams).
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Coaches: Martin Forrer (FISBA), Jeremie Diboine (ID Quantique), Marc Achermann (FHLU), Tobias Leutenegger (FHGR).
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Supporting companies & institutions: Maxon, CEDES, EPFL, HEIG-VD, FHLU, Sensirion, LIBS, Optrel tec.
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And of course, Swissmem for the sponsorship !
Some quotes from the youngs:
💬 “I found very interesting to work on real technical problems while being constrained a workflow I am not used to.”
💬 “I enjoyed changing our way of thinking. It led us to a whole bunch of opportunities.”
💬 “My coach was pretty funny and it was a good experience working with him.”
💬 “Its important to first analayze the problem before finding the solutions.”
💬 “I really like the way we are guided with all the methods.”
💬 “I loved the problem solving approach we used and enjoyed the social events very much!”
💬 “I learned a lot on working in teams from different areas and education.”
To everyone involved, participants, coaches, hosts, and partners, thank you for making this workshop a unique experience. We’re looking forward to seeing ideas or projects going on ! 🌟
All of you together made this workshop a unique experience!
Review some pictures of this incredible workshop hereafter.
