Christoph Hinske

Core question: What does it mean to be better off in business ecosystems, and how can we tell in decision terms?

Focus

• Agreement structures behind coordination quality, cost, and risk in SME ecosystems

• Turning field evidence into decision-grade models

Work pattern

• Qualitative fieldwork and agreement mapping

• System dynamics modeling and testable hypotheses

Boundary

• Independent academic research

• No advisory services

Applied research and tool development at the intersection of ecosystems, agreements, and measurable coordination capacity.

Focus

• Making coordination reality discussable and measurable

• Translating practice into comparable evidence

Outputs

• Research instruments and teaching-ready tools

• Comparative case insights across SMEs

Boundary

• Research-first, not consulting-first

• Non-attributable examples only

Co-developing and applying systemic approaches for circular economy implementation with SMEs and regional partners.

Focus

• Implementation realism in SMEs

• Cross-actor coordination in regional transition work

Outputs

• Field-tested maturity logic and learning loops

• Practical decision support formats

Boundary

• Focus on adoption and evidence, not slogans

Editorial and coordination role in an international series on resource systems and transition capabilities.

Focus

• Building coherent contributions across authors

• Translating research into usable structure

Outputs

• Edited volumes, author guidance, editorial process design

Boundary

• Quality, rigor, and clarity over volume

Hands-on work on strategy, facilitation, and tool building across sectors.

What I did

• Worked with leadership teams on circular and ecosystem strategy

• Built tools that support implementation decisions

• Bridged corporate, civil, and academic worlds

What that gave me

• A bias for practical evidence

• A feel for cross-sector coordination realities

Designed and built an integrated learning and research environment.

Focus

• Build an operational learning environment, not a program

• Make outcomes visible and comparable

Outputs

• Structure, formats, partner routines

Senior Lecturer (Hoofddocent), Saxion (Aug 2018 to Feb 2023)

Teaching and applied research at the intersection of business strategy and systems thinking.

Focus

• Curriculum, supervision, applied research

• Connecting education to partner ecosystems

Teaching and applied research at the intersection of business strategy and systems thinking.

Focus

• Courses on Leadership and Systems Thinking

• Connecting education to partner ecosystems

Led leadership learning programs and capacity building in international contexts.

Focus

• Leadership learning across cultures

• Capacity building for cross-sector leaders

• Academie voor Haptonomie (2020 to 2021)

• Institute for Strategic Clarity, MPhil Ecosynnomics (2014 to 2017)

• FH Eberswalde, MSc Global Change Management (2006 to 2009)

• FH Eberswalde, BSc International Forest Ecosystem Management (2002 to 2005)