Thomas Haskamp holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration/E-Business and a double degree on a masters level in Business Innovation (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Organizational Change and Consulting (Rotterdam School of Management, Netherlands). During his studies, he took part in the Sugar Design Thinking Course with BMW and even initiated Design Thinking projects in their manufacturing department. Furthermore, he gained practical experience in automotive, consulting, and e-commerce. Thomas joined HPDTRP in March 2020 and at the moment, he is curious about investigating how incumbent firms can deal with inertia while managing the development of digital innovations.