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Shaping the future – learning today

Your learning factory for industrial transformation at the University of Potsdam

At the Industrial Transformation Lab, you will develop specific skills for the industrial future. Our practical learning modules combine modern technologies with the latest methods from lean production, digitalization, and process innovation.

Whether for production, logistics, or quality assurance, prepare yourself for the challenges of lean and networked industrial processes with flexible, modular formats.

Scroll down and discover our learning module offerings. If you are interested, simply contact us using the contact form!

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Creative Thinking im WI-Makerspace

Learning Goals

  • Learn about, try out, and internalize various creativity techniques
  • Promote problem-solving skills, teamwork, and creative thinking

Description of the process

Various techniques are presented and then tried out using a fictional scenario, after which the runs are evaluated. What went well, what didn't go so well? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?

Target group: students, industrial partners

Prior knowledge
: none required

Number of participants
: 5 people

Duration
: 60 minutes

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ESCAPE-ZI4.0!

Learning objectives

  • Promote understanding of work in digitally transformed production
  • Promote problem-solving skills, teamwork, and creative thinking
  • Demonstrate the center's technological capabilities
  • Create a sustainable educational offering

Description of the process

  1. Participants are welcomed and an introduction to the game is shown.
  2. Escape room is played/puzzles are solved.
  3. Number puzzles.
  4. Coding.
  5. Setting parameters.
  6. Controlling interaction between machines.
  7. Finally, learning unit on I4.0.

Target group: Students, industry partners

Prior knowledge
: Interest in STEM subjects is an advantage

Number of participants
: 5 people

Duration
: 120 minutes

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AI in focus – identifying invisible biases

Learning objectives

This learning unit teaches the basics of critical engagement with artificial intelligence (AI) by explaining the concepts of bias in AI systems and teaching approaches to mitigating these biases.

Description of the process

  1. What is AI? Why is it important to have a basic understanding of AI in order to make informed decisions?
  2. What are biases in AI? Decisions or predictions made by AI systems can be biased in a systematic and often unfair way. Learn about specific examples from everyday life: facial recognition, credit approvals, application procedures
  3. What are the causes of bias?

Target group: School pupils, students, practitioners

Prior knowledge
: none required

Number of participants
: 2-3 people

Duration
: 15-20 minutes

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Process poker – basics of process modeling

Learning objectives

  • Learn KMDL, BPMN, or other modeling languages
  • Value stream analysis

Description of the process

  • Five phases in which the process is gradually modeled on a process poker table using gamification
  • Gamification works on the basis of game rules
  • Progress is immediately apparent on the poker table

Target group: School pupils, students, practitioners

Prior knowledge
: Basic knowledge of process modeling

Number of participants
: 5-6 people

Duartion
: 30 minutes

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Push-Pull Game

Learning objectives

Insights into the organization of manufacturing processes with regard to the coordination of the workstations involved, avoidance of buffer stocks, and greater responsiveness through appropriate measures

Beschreibung des Ablaufs

  1. Round: A product is manufactured in several steps. Time requirements vary greatly. This results in high inventories in the intermediate buffers and reduces responsiveness. Relevant key figures are recorded.
  2. Round: Manufacturing according to the pull principle, record key figures and discuss them comparatively.

Target group: School pupils, students, practitioners

Prior knowledge: none required

Number of participants: 8 people

Duration: 60 minutes

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Robot Teach-in

Learning objectives

Understanding the kinematics of robot arms, insight into robot control and programming, learning how to safely handle robots in general

Description of the process

  1. Safety briefing on handling robots (arms)
  2. Explain the kinematics using a predetermined sequence of movements (grasping an object)
  3. Use teach-in to have participants create their own individual sequence of movements (touching the robot)

Target group: School pupils, students, practitioners

Prior knowledge: 
none required

Number of participants: 5-6 people

Duration
: 60 minutes


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Visualization of key figures in dashboards

This learning module will be available soon.

Target group: School pupils, students, practitioners

Prior knowledge: none required

Number of participants
: Small group(s)

Duration
: 30 minutes

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One-day training course: “Production of the future”

One-day training course at the learning factory: knowledge and skills for industrial transformation

A one-day educational game challenge for the production of the future!

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of industrial transformation and experience the production of the future in six steps in our innovative learning factory. Here, you will not only learn theory, but also experience progress first-hand. The aim is to build up sustainable knowledge about industrial transformation through discovery-based and problem-oriented learning.

Added value for you

Six steps to the production of the future – practical learning in the learning factory!

  • At the learning factory, you have the unique opportunity to try out modern technologies and topics such as collaborative robots, networked machines, and intelligent assistance systems firsthand.
  • This hands-on experience not only promotes understanding, but also acceptance of these groundbreaking technologies in all areas of the company.

  • Get ready for an exciting journey into the world of future production and secure your place in our one-day training course on knowledge and skills for industrial transformation using the contact form.


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