During a recent innoFSPEC workshop, we had an inspiring design thinking session together with Prof. Dr. Katharina Hölzle, MBA. Katharina Hölzle holds the Chair for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Potsdam and she is also a coach at the HPI School of Design Thinking in Potsdam. Design thinking is a user-centered approach to solve complex problems. In our workshop, it was applied by the innoFSPEC team to develop the research and innovation strategy further.