One Year of Growth within the ada Fellowship - It starts with a team and impacts the entire organization.

A unique program that empowers change-makers to become true drivers of transformation - especially in the age of AI.

The largest community for people shaping the future—especially in the age of AI.


Our partners who have already integrated the ada Fellowship into their organizations.

Our Approach to Growth

Learn

Growth through Skills

Your employees gain future-proof skills in key areas from technology, AI and ethics, to cultural change, leadership and resilience, necessary to consciously shape the future with confidence. 

Meet

Growth through Connection

Your employees become part of a vibrant community—connecting with experts and over 2,000 peers from more than 70 organizations.

Apply

Growth through Action

By applying their newly gained skills in real-world projects, your employees boost creativity and drive innovation across your organization.

The ada Fellowship in 3 minutes

What your organization and your employees gain in just one year.

How You Benefit

Your Organization

Access to cutting-edge knowledge and best practices from 70+ organizations

Competitive advantage through stronger leadership, collaboration, culture, and workflows

Acceleration of your digital transformation through hands-on innovation projects

Your People

Meaningful connections with other top talents and the creation of an internal movement

Recognition for their work and commitment within the organization

Increased productivity, faster problem-solving, and activation of leadership potential

One Year of Growth –
Journey through the ada Fellowship

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Kick-Off

Meet ada Fellows from various organizations

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Next starting date

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Access the Hub with 15+ Learning Modules

The Hub delivers hands-on knowledge on all future-relevant topics:
From technology, AI, and ethics to innovation management, organizational culture, modern collaboration, leadership, and resilience.

Bilingual: English and German
Take a peek at our interactive learning content

ada Hub Demo

Active Learning

How can you develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic and rapidly evolving world? This course on Active Learning is designed to equip you with the necessary know-how and tools to continue learning throughout your life.

Leadership

As a manager, you have to make decisions about decisions. In the digital age, however, these are increasingly complex. In this video, our founders Miriam Meckel and Léa Steinacker show you what 'meta-leadership' is all about and present two exciting examples.

Trailer: Sustainability Learning Journey

Are you ready to start towards an eco-friendly future? Our Sustainability Learning Journey includes 3 Use Cases showing companies on their path to climate neutrality. With a 4 hours mix of video, interactive elements, assignments and podcasts you'll dive deep into Sustainable Tech and Climate Neutrality. We created this module together with our Partner Organizations Bosch, Hansgrohe, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Trumpf, Axa Climate School and Green Web Foundations.

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Quiz

Just kidding! Don't worry, there are no exams or homework in the ada Fellowship. You are here exclusively for yourself, your growth and the growth of your organization.

But if you have enjoyed the first demo content and have already learned exciting new things, please get in touch with us and find out more about the ada Fellowship.

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ada Hub Demo

Active Learning

How can you develop your skills and knowledge in a dynamic and rapidly evolving world? This course on Active Learning is designed to equip you with the necessary know-how and tools to continue learning throughout your life.

Leadership

As a manager, you have to make decisions about decisions. In the digital age, however, these are increasingly complex. In this video, our founders Miriam Meckel and Léa Steinacker show you what 'meta-leadership' is all about and present two exciting examples.

Trailer: Sustainability Learning Journey

Are you ready to start towards an eco-friendly future? Our Sustainability Learning Journey includes 3 Use Cases showing companies on their path to climate neutrality. With a 4 hours mix of video, interactive elements, assignments and podcasts you'll dive deep into Sustainable Tech and Climate Neutrality. We created this module together with our Partner Organizations Bosch, Hansgrohe, Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, Trumpf, Axa Climate School and Green Web Foundations.

Question mark illustration

Quiz

Just kidding! Don't worry, there are no exams or homework in the ada Fellowship. You are here exclusively for yourself, your growth and the growth of your organization.

But if you have enjoyed the first demo content and have already learned exciting new things, please get in touch with us and find out more about the ada Fellowship.

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Tech Literacy & Sustainability

What knowledge and skills do we need to remain competitive?

Your employees don't all have to be able to program. But they should understand how new technologies work to be able to leverage them efficiently. In the ada Fellowship, they'll learn the core elements of algorithms, AI, and data literacy in the context of technology's impact on the economy and society.

Organizational Growth & Leadership

What should leadership look like in the future?

In the ada Fellowship, aspiring and experienced managers learn how to be adaptive changemakers by learning how to manage innovation across all levels, how to drive lasting cultural change within their organizations, and how to leverage AI-driven digital transformation within their teams.

Personal Growth & Resilience

How do we stay productive, engaged, and motivated at work?

Your employees need a range of future-ready competencies, all of which they'll learn in the ada Fellowship: a passion for lifelong and active learning, deep-rooted mindfulness in their daily processes, and an unshakeable resilience to navigate unexpected change.

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Exchange with 2,000+ Fellows from 70+ organizations

Through regular events, you'll get insights into current technologies and future trends, ideate and collaborate, and gain new perspectives on how organizational culture and leadership are transforming for tomorrow's world.

A typical month in the ada Fellowship

There are weekly events in which the entire ada community can participate:

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Expert Lecture
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Locals' Table
17:00 - 19:00
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Community Conversation
15:00 - 16:00
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Co-Working Day
10:00 - 17:00
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Expert Lecture

Experts in business, science, technology, and politics share their practical know-how on cutting-edge topics and emerging trends.

Upcoming EXPERT LECTURE

Follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date about our next lectures and webinars.

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Locals’ Tables

Network in this after-work get-together with your local ada community and discuss shared interests.

Community Conversations

Solve problems in this session by asking questions and sharing Best Practices with other ada fellows, alumni, and ambassadors.

Co-Working Days

Ideate, collaborate, and co-create over the course of a day by working on real-world projects with employees from other organizations. Gain valuable insights and learn from each other.

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Innovate in 
our Future Lab

In the Future Lab, your employees work together outside their usual working environment to implement immediate improvements in the way your organization works. This is how knowledge becomes actionable innovation.

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Small, High-Impact Teams

4–6 people per cross-organizational team for effective collaboration and peer learning.

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Real-World Challenge

Fellows identify a specific challenge from their own organization to solve throughout the program.

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AI-Supported

Guided by diverse AI tools for immediate application in daily work.

Successfully implemented innovation projects

Where knowledge turns into innovation

Leadership

Solution

A leadership evaluation tool to assess adaptive leadership capabilities within teams.

created by ADA FELLOWS at

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Sustainability

Solution

A community dedicated to sustainability that features targeted events to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote sustainable measures.

created by ADA FELLOWS at

Data & Artificial Intelligence

Solution

Development of a digital configurator "SmartQuote", which pre-specifies products based on customer information.

created by ADA FELLOWS at

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Graduation & Certification


All Fellows receive an official certificate upon completion and continue as part of the ada Community—the largest community of people actively shaping the future.

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Proof of a comprehensive understanding of digital transformation and innovation.

A seal of quality of future-relevant knowledge and competencies in Innovation Management.

Proof of experience in charting digital and sustainable Best Practices.

Lifelong Learning

After participating in the ada Fellowship your employees remain part of the ada community as Alumni or Ambassadors.

Alumni

Additional learning content on the Alumni Hub

Access to our community events

Discounted offers for the Ada Lovelace Festival

Ambassador

Coach ada Fellows and share your Know-how

Integrate and expand your local network of changemakers

Free access to the Ada Lovelace Festival

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Loved by our Partners and Fellows

What our Partners and Fellows are saying about the ada Fellowship

“In the ada Fellowship, our employees learn new skills and ways of thinking that they can apply directly to their work.”

Mathias Kammüller - CDO, Trumpf

Mathias Kammüller

CDO,

Trumpf

"Our ada Fellows bring new ideas to our company and also strengthen their network beyond their own organization. This helps us to think outside the box, get important external impulses and build a network of digital thought leaders."

Franziska Schatt - Henkel

Franziska Schatt

Henkel

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"What a year! Artificial Intelligence, metaverse, resilience, adaptive leadership in the context of cultural change and innovation management - I was able to discover and discuss so many topics with colleagues in the ada Fellowship and implement them for us and our company."

Katja Hierlwimmer - UniCredit AG Bayern Nord

Katja Hierlwimmer

UniCredit AG Bayern Nord

"The ada Fellowship is innovative and inspiring - our employees are thrilled to be part of it.”

Tina Müller - Former CEO, Douglas

Tina Müller

Former CEO,

Douglas

"The ada fellows bring new ideas and networks to our company - and thus contribute significantly to Henkel's future."

Sylvie Nicol - CHRO, Henkel

Sylvie Nicol

CHRO,

Henkel

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"There was an immediate connection among all participants and a very open, informal exchange. I am still in touch with many people - from Handelsblatt and other companies - to this day."

Damian Kandora - Handelsblatt GmbH

Damian Kandora

Handelsblatt GmbH

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ada Academy

About us

The largest community for people shaping the future.

At the ada Academy for Transformation, we empower change-makers to unlock their full potential through collective growth—driving the future of organizations and the economy.

Unsere Vision

A society in which collective growth shapes a future-ready world.

Our Roots

Founded out of the Handelsblatt Media Group: Prof. Dr. Miriam Meckel, Dr. Léa Steinacker, and Verena Pausder launched ada in 2019 with a shared goal - to empower people to actively shape transformation.
With deep expertise in leadership, technology, digital education, and entrepreneurship, they’ve built the ada Academy into what it is today: the largest community for people shaping the future.