Impact Business Design

Stephan Grabmeier is a visionary Future Designer, recognized as a leading thinker in New Work and sustainable economic practices for the future, within the realm of Sustainable Transformation. He is the founder of Synergie Zukunft GmbH, a company that collaborates with think tanks and futurists across Europe to drive the Green Transformation. Grabmeier excels at converting trends into strategies, guiding his clients through the dual transformation of digitalization and sustainability toward a regenerative economy. As a Business Angel, he champions Impact Start-Ups and contributes to the Social Business initiatives of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus. With teaching roles in Innopreneurship at the University of Duisburg-Essen and ESCP Business School in Berlin, he equips young minds with the Future Skills necessary for tomorrow’s challenges. He’s a prolific author (3 books) co-author (20 books) and columnist in German-speaking media.

Stephan Petzolt’s passion lies in guiding leaders within organizations to unlock their potential and that of their teams. His focus is on deeply engaging with the essence of business: responsible action. With over 20 years of leadership experience across various roles and organizations, particularly in IT, Stephan has spearheaded comprehensive and holistic change processes. For a decade, he served as a lecturer on ethics in business. In 2010, he founded the Institute for Practical CyberEthics, aiming to bridge scientific insights with everyday organizational practices. His goal is to achieve a dynamic equilibrium between dichotomies: SELF and US, efficiency and resilience, appreciation and value creation, transcendence and immanence. His clientele includes renowned companies of various sizes and organizational structures across different sectors. Despite their differences, there’s a common thread: all organizations possess a distinct corporate identity that provides meaningfulness for stakeholders, especially employees.