Lukas Falcke

Sustainability

Lukas Falcke is Assistant Professor in Digital Strategy and Innovation in the KIN Center for Digital Innovation at VU Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Digital Transformation, Imperial College Business School, UK. In his research, Dr. Falcke investigates how firms organize around emerging technologies, such as machine learning, the Internet of Things, and blockchain, to create economic and environmental value. His work has been recognized with a William H. Newman Award nomination by the Communication, Digital Technology, and Organization Division of the Academy of Management; the Henry Chesbrough Best Student Paper Award at the World Open Innovation Conference; and the Best Conference Paper Award at the JPIM Research Forum. Dr. Falcke has collaborated with firms across different industries on digital innovation and climate strategies as Research Associate at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; Excellence Fellow at ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Visiting Researcher at Stanford Graduate School of Business; and during short industry stunts at UBS and McKinsey & Company. He earned a PhD in management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, focusing on emerging technologies and collaborative innovation in the energy sector. He can be reached at l.a.falcke@vu.nl.