Growth that starts in the team and impacts the entire organization

Change from within - with the ada Fellowship

A year that will change you

The ada Fellowship is the only cross-industry professional development program that empowers business leaders of today and tomorrow to drive transformation within their organizations.

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Upskilling is the most important investment for long-term success for both individuals and organizations.

Your employees will learn crucial digital and future skills that will help drive your organization towards a sustainable, digital future.

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Become part of a vibrant cross-organizational network.

Your employees will become part of a community of experts, including over 2,000 employees from more than 70 organizations.

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Drive innovation for a sustainable, digital future.

By applying newly acquired skills and know-how to concrete, real-world projects, your employees will increase the creativity and innovative strength of your organization.

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How does your organization benefit?

Gain access to cutting-edge knowledge and best practices from 70+ organizations.

Leverage your competitive advantage by optimizing your collaboration, leadership and company culture.

Accelerate digital transformation within your company through practical innovations.

How do your employees benefit?

Create sustainable connections with other top talents and build an internal network.

Get recognition for one's own work and efforts within your organization.

Activate leadership skills, boost productivity and problem-solving competencies.

The ada Fellowship in 3 minutes

WHAT A YEAR IN THE ADA FELLOWSHIP LOOKS LIKE

What can you expect from the ada Fellowship?

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Kick-Off

Meet ada Fellows from various organizations

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Access to 15+ learning modules

Your employees have access to the ada Hub, our digital learning platform. On the Hub, your employees will gain practical know-how, insights, and skills on critical future topics - from sustainability to AI.

Tech Literacy & Sustainability

What knowledge and skills do we need to remain competitive?

Your employees don't all have to be able to program. But they should understand how new technologies work to be able to leverage them efficiently. In the ada Fellowship, they'll learn the core elements of algorithms, AI, and data literacy in the context of technology's impact on the economy and society.

Organizational Growth & Leadership

What should leadership look like in the future?

In the ada Fellowship, aspiring and experienced managers learn how to be adaptive changemakers by learning how to manage innovation across all levels, how to drive lasting cultural change within their organizations, and how to leverage AI-driven digital transformation within their teams.

Personal Growth & Resilience

How do we stay productive, engaged, and motivated at work?

Your employees need a range of future-ready competencies, all of which they'll learn in the ada Fellowship: a passion for lifelong and active learning, deep-rooted mindfulness in their daily processes, and an unshakeable resilience to navigate unexpected change.

Learning can also be fun!

Play around with our learning modules:

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Explore our Demo Learning Hub and start learning new things

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Take a peek at our interactive learning content

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Active Learning

How can you develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic and rapidly evolving world? This course on Active Learning is designed to equip you with the necessary know-how and tools to continue learning throughout your life.

Leadership

As a manager, you have to make decisions about decisions. In the digital age, however, these are increasingly complex. In this video, our founders Miriam Meckel and Léa Steinacker show you what 'meta-leadership' is all about and present two exciting examples.

Trailer: Sustainability Learning Journey

Are you ready to start towards an eco-friendly future? Our Sustainability Learning Journey includes 3 Use Cases showing companies on their path to climate neutrality. With a 4 hours mix of video, interactive elements, assignments and podcasts you'll dive deep into Sustainable Tech and Climate Neutrality. We created this module together with our Partner Organizations Bosch, Hansgrohe, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Trumpf, Axa Climate School and Green Web Foundations.

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Quiz

Just kidding! Don't worry, there are no exams or homework in the ada Fellowship. You are here exclusively for yourself, your growth and the growth of your organization.

But if you have enjoyed the first demo content and have already learned exciting new things, please get in touch with us and find out more about the ada Fellowship.

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ada Hub Demo

Active Learning

How can you develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic and rapidly evolving world? This course on Active Learning is designed to equip you with the necessary know-how and tools to continue learning throughout your life.

Leadership

As a manager, you have to make decisions about decisions. In the digital age, however, these are increasingly complex. In this video, our founders Miriam Meckel and Léa Steinacker show you what 'meta-leadership' is all about and present two exciting examples.

Trailer: Sustainability Learning Journey

Are you ready to start towards an eco-friendly future? Our Sustainability Learning Journey includes 3 Use Cases showing companies on their path to climate neutrality. With a 4 hours mix of video, interactive elements, assignments and podcasts you'll dive deep into Sustainable Tech and Climate Neutrality. We created this module together with our Partner Organizations Bosch, Hansgrohe, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Trumpf, Axa Climate School and Green Web Foundations.

Question mark illustration

Quiz

Just kidding! Don't worry, there are no exams or homework in the ada Fellowship. You are here exclusively for yourself, your growth and the growth of your organization.

But if you have enjoyed the first demo content and have already learned exciting new things, please get in touch with us and find out more about the ada Fellowship.

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Exchange with 2,000+ Fellows from 70+ organizations

Through regular events, you'll get insights into current technologies and future trends, ideate and collaborate, and gain new perspectives on how organizational culture and leadership are transforming for tomorrow's world.

A typical month in the ada Fellowship

There are weekly events in which the entire ada community can participate:

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Co-Working Day
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Expert Lecture

Experts in business, science, technology, and politics share their practical know-how on cutting-edge topics and emerging trends.

Upcoming EXPERT LECTURE

Currently, there is no upcoming Expert Lecture. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date about the next session.

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Locals’ Tables

Network in this after-work get-together with your local ada community and discuss shared interests.

Community Conversations

Solve problems in this session by asking questions and sharing Best Practices with other ada fellows, alumni, and ambassadors.

Co-Working Days

Ideate, collaborate, and co-create over the course of a day by working on real-world projects with employees from other organizations. Gain valuable insights and learn from each other.

Our Annual Highlight: Ada Lovelace Festival

Join the biggest ada event of the year and meet the whole community

Ada Lovelace Festival

Europe's leading conference on future topics

The Ada Lovelace Festival showcases innovative ideas for the future, fosters the exchange of practical skills through interactive event formats, and expands your network of changemakers through our shared journey towards a sustainable digital future.

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Join ada's innovation hub for future-oriented projects

In the Future Lab, your employees work together outside their usual working environment to implement immediate improvements in the way your organization works. This is how knowledge becomes actionable innovation.

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Group Matching

Collaborative Teams

3 months of collaboration
4–6 people per group
Cross-organizational teams
Matching based on:
- Interest of the fellows
- Language preference

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Opportunity Areas

Leadership
Data & Artificial Intelligence

Future of Work


Sustainability
Learning- & Innovation Culture

Agile collaboration

Collaboration in 3 Phases

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Imagine
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Conclusion: Pitches

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AI-powered Future Lab

Using generative AI tools in the Future Lab, the groups will gain experience leveraging AI for critical skills such as creativity, collaboration, and application-oriented problem-solving.

Successfully implemented innovation projects

Where knowledge turns into innovation

Leadership

Solution

A leadership evaluation tool to assess adaptive leadership capabilities within teams.

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Sustainability

Solution

A community dedicated to sustainability that features targeted events to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote sustainable measures.

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Data & Artificial Intelligence

Solution

Development of a digital configurator "SmartQuote", which pre-specifies products based on customer information.

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Best Practices from the Future Lab

Future Lab Guides showcase practical solutions and best practices that have been developed through cross-organizational collaboration.

AI in Recruiting

Leveraging AI in Recruiting: Find the Right Talent Faster

In Kooperation mit StepStone, Techem, Hapag-Lloyd und Westenergie

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Climate Action Strategies

Empowering Teams: Climate Action from the ground up

In Cooperation with KSB, Goethe-Institut and Telekom

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Graduation and Certification

Receive your ada Certificate in silver or gold

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In the end, you'll have...

Proof of a comprehensive understanding of digital transformation and innovation.

A seal of quality of future-relevant knowledge and competencies in Innovation Management.

Proof of experience in charting digital and sustainable Best Practices.

Lifelong Learning

After participating in the ada Fellowship your employees remain part of the ada community as Alumni or Ambassadors.

Alumni

Additional learning content on the Alumni Hub

Access to our community events

Discounted offers for the Ada Lovelace Festival

Ambassador

Coach ada Fellows and share your Know-how

Integrate and expand your local network of changemakers

Free access to the Ada Lovelace Festival

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Loved by our Partners and Fellows

What our Partners and Fellows are saying about the ada Fellowship

“In the ada Fellowship, our employees learn new skills and ways of thinking that they can apply directly to their work.”

Mathias Kammüller - CDO, Trumpf

Mathias Kammüller

CDO,

Trumpf

"Our ada Fellows bring new ideas to our company and also strengthen their network beyond their own organization. This helps us to think outside the box, get important external impulses and build a network of digital thought leaders."

Franziska Schatt - Henkel

Franziska Schatt

Henkel

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"What a year! Artificial Intelligence, metaverse, resilience, adaptive leadership in the context of cultural change and innovation management - I was able to discover and discuss so many topics with colleagues in the ada Fellowship and implement them for us and our company."

Katja Hierlwimmer - UniCredit AG Bayern Nord

Katja Hierlwimmer

UniCredit AG Bayern Nord

"The ada Fellowship is innovative and inspiring - our employees are thrilled to be part of it.”

Tina Müller - Former CEO, Douglas

Tina Müller

Former CEO,

Douglas

"The ada fellows bring new ideas and networks to our company - and thus contribute significantly to Henkel's future."

Sylvie Nicol - CHRO, Henkel

Sylvie Nicol

CHRO,

Henkel

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"There was an immediate connection among all participants and a very open, informal exchange. I am still in touch with many people - from Handelsblatt and other companies - to this day."

Damian Kandora - Handelsblatt GmbH

Damian Kandora

Handelsblatt GmbH

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In each Cohort, we offer a selected amount of Fellowship seats for individuals, joining without an organization. You will have access to the entire Fellowship Program and all benefits:

15+ learning modules to strenghten your future skills

Exchange with 2,000+ Fellows from 70+ organizations

Participate in regular ada Events, virtual and on-site

Collaborate with a cross-organizational team on an innovative project

Receive your ada Certificate and remain part as an Alumni

Sign up for the next info session on May 14th at 11 am with the ada team and learn all the important details in just 30 minutes!

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ada Company

About us

ada’s mission is to accelerate organisational change by identifying, transforming, and uniting team leaders who drive innovation from within.

Our Vision

In an age of rapid change, we want to unleash Europe's joint potential through innovation and collaboration across sectors, industries, and backgrounds. Inspired by programming pioneer Ada Lovelace, we see technology as an opportunity, a tool for humans to employ thoughtfully.

Our Founders

Since the inception of ada, our founders Prof. Dr. Miriam Meckel, Dr. Léa Steinacker, and Verena Pausder have provided tangible know-how on future competencies to a steadily growing community. With their long-standing expertise in leadership, technology, digital education, and entrepreneurship, they have driven ada to be the cutting-edge hub for change makers that it is today.