Join up to 20 brilliant master’s students from universities across Berlin and Brandenburg. Work as a team to explore industry challenges, choose the one you want to hack and tackle it with innovative technology.
No idea yet? No problem - you’ll develop one during the first weeks.
No team yet? We’ll match you with like-minded innovators.
During this 15-week seminar, a group consisting of three to five students will find a relevant industry problem and set out to hack it through innovative tech. They will develop a real product and their own pitch deck.
The seminar kicks off with an orientation session on October 14th, 2026, 1:30 pm at HPI during which participants will connect and form teams, receive an overview of the semester and begin working on finding relevant problems in three industries of their choosing. In the subsequent weeks, they will apply systems thinking and innovation methods to identify ways to hack these problems and select the challenge that they will work on during the semester.
The Product Lab will guide them through targeted and purposeful experimentation and prototyping to create a product that truly resonates with customers.
Students will receive the chance to visit Berlin’s tech start-ups, meet founders and professionals to get inspired. They can expect to receive feedback from external experts, enjoy a special Christmas event and finally pitch their ideas to an expert jury at the end of the semester to showcase their ideas.
