Federal Agency
for Breakthrough Innovation

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A home for
people with radical new ideas

The Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation SPRIND is creating spaces for
innovators, where they can take risks and think radically different.

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What we believe in

We do what we do because we love it. We want to support innovators who also think the same way with their work and progress. This also means, for example, that we do not focus on control, but on common goals and values.
We believe in humanist values – in freedom, self-determination and democracy. The common good and social challenges are at the forefront of our work.
Seeing and seizing opportunities, developing and implementing visions. We have a great desire to tackle things and get something done. The future is what we make of it.
We want to transfer ideas into products and services that bring long-term benefits for Germany and Europe. That is why we always think and act entrepreneurially – with the agility of a start-up.
Curiosity is the force that drives us. We burn to solve the big problems and take conscious risks to accomplish this. Nobody wants to fail, but we are not afraid to do so.
We believe in strong networks with common goals – in Germany, Europe and worldwide.
We create an environment in which personalities can unfold, focus on their strengths and collaborate with fellow innovators.
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Der Buchdruck, Antibiotika und das Internet – das sind Innovationen, die unser Leben sprunghaft verändert haben. Doch was sind die Sprunginnovationen unserer Zeit? Wie entstehen sie? Und wer treibt sie voran? In unserem Podcast suchen wir gemeinsam mit Moderator Thomas Ramge nach Antworten auf diese Fragen und sprechen mit Menschen, die Neues neu denken.

#95 Till Behnke (10.2.2025)
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Wie schlau muss eine KI sein, die deutsche Bürokratie versteht? Lassen sich Verwaltungsentscheidungen automatisieren? Und was kann ein Gründer vom Rugby lernen? Unser Host Thomas Ramge spricht mit Till Behnke, Co-Gründer des Berliner GovTech-Startups Rulemapping und ehemaliger Rugby-Nationalspieler.

#94 Christian Piechnick (27.1.2025)
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Wann werden Roboter uns Pasta kochen und danach die Küche aufräumen? Kann bessere Software die Roboter nicht nur schlauer machen, sondern auch viel geschickter? Und warum sehen Japaner Roboter als Freunde und wir oft als Feinde? Unser Host Thomas Ramge spricht mit: Christian Piechnick, Informatiker und Co-Gründer des Dresdener Startups Wandelbots.

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