Open Strategy Workshop

Call for Submissions: 3rd Open Strategy Workshop at University of Innsbruck

After the first two workshops gathering Open Strategy scholars took place in Zurich (2024) and Oxford (2025), we are excited to announce the 3rd workshop will be hosted by University of Innsbruck on June 25-26, 2026. The call for extended abstracts is already live. Your extended abstract should align with the general theme of Open Strategy and must not have been previously published. Authors of accepted abstracts will have the opportunity to attend the two-day workshop in person and apply for poster presentations. To ensure high-quality exchanges and foster meaningful connections, on-site participation is limited.

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Open Strategy Workshop: From Oxford 2025 to Innsbruck 2026 [Update]

Group photo of participants at Open Strategy Workshop 2025 in Oxford

For two days, scholars from around the world gathered for the 2nd Open Strategy Workshop hosted at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. The local organizing team, spearheaded by Robin Engelbach and Winky Wu under the guidance of Eero Vaara, Richard Whittington and Violetta Splitter did a fantastic job. Looking back, I am still stunned how much program they managed to fit into just two days.

And a workshop full of highlights ended with a bang, when Julia Hautz, Thomas Ortner and I, representing Universität Innsbruck, met Benjamin Grossmann-Hensel, David Seidl and Theresa Langenmayr from UZH Chair of Organization and Management in an Oxford Union Style debate. As for the outcome of this battle, I let the pictures speak for themselves.

Debate Stage at Open Strategy Workshop 2025 in Oxford

Debate Trophy at Open Strategy Workshop 2025 in Oxford

Given that the next iteration of the workshop will be hosted by University of Innsbruck, my colleagues and I were not just impressed, but also a bit intimidated by the standards established this year’s organizing team. A steep hill to climb – but luckily, climbing hills is what Tyroleans are best at.

For those interested in the 3d Open Strategy Workshop, save the date (June 25-26, 2026) and register for the event newsletter to receive updates.

[Update, August 5, 2025] In the meantime, recordings of the Oxford Open Strategy Workshop have been made available at the University of Zurich Mediaspace.

»Taking Stock of Open Strategy«: Opening Panel at Oxford & Zurich Open Strategy Workshop

Opening Panel “Taking Stock of Open Strategy” (from right to left: Fleur Deken, Alex Wilson, Basak Yakis-Douglas, Julia Hautz, Leonhard Dobusch)

Right before attending the EGOS Colloquium in Milano, University of Zurich’s David Seidl hosted an international workshop on Open Strategy (co-organized with Richard Whittington, Oxford University). Thanks to the great organizing team, the panel as well as the other plenary sessions were streamed and the video recordings are online available. I had the honor to kick-off the opening panel on “Taking Stock of Open Strategy”.