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X-Creation is a curated community and service that accelerates impactful innovations.

We curate challenges

We create challenges

Through input from our community and partners, we identify pressing challenges and find the right people to address them.

We enable solutions

We form and empower diverse teams of practitioners from companies, scientific institutions, NGOs and public administrations.

We drive scale

We help teams set up implementation partnerships and secure access to funding to bring solutions to life.

Your challenge is our passion!

Submit your challenge to our X-Creation community program, become a collaborator and we curate, staff and work with you on it.

It`s completely free of charge.

Next stop: Innovation Day

Innovation Day offers you the opportunity to take an in-depth look at ten X-Creation projects, experience the spirit of innovation at first hand and network with leading industry experts and partners. As the culmination of three months of intensive collaboration and creative development, on this day we will present the results of our projects - concrete solutions to real challenges.

Show your commitment to impactful solutions and become part of the innovation community. Innovation Day is a day full of creativity, valuable insights and great encounters. Join us to broaden your perspectives and shape the future together with us. As the final event of the X-Creation Journey 2025, you have the chance to show your dedication to new ideas and sustainable business in Bonn on June 18.

Take part and shape the future with us! Everyone is welcome.

Let`s co-create on challenges in these 4 domains

The X-Creation Journey

Berlin & Munich, March

Bonn, April 29

Bonn, June 18

To be announced

Inspiration

Studios

The Inspiration Studios mark the starting point for solutions that truly make a difference. Meet leading experts, connect with a broad network of partners, and collaboratively develop innovative approaches to address today's challenges. Our goal: Creating a better future through teamwork, creativity and impactful implementation.

Ideation

Day

Ideation Day marks a pivotal moment in our journey. It is designed as an intensive, full-day session dedicated to transforming challenges into actionable insights. This flagship event unites all our teams and partners in a dynamic environment fostering collaborative creativity and hands-on problem-solving.

Innovation

Day

The end of a co-creation journey by a mission-driven community of 100+ collaborators from 60+ organizations. This journey has led to concrete innovation opportunities to tackle pressing challenges for our planet and people, including two innovation projects from the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub

Partners

Events

Presentation of X-Creation and the solutions in partner events, e.g.: Green Mondays, DIGITAL X, Preventure, Smart Country Convention, The Urban Transitions Mission, etc.

X-Creation voices from our community

“No matter which industry we are in, we found a lot of common ground and that was incredibly inspiring.”

Christina Sell

Chief Sustainability Ofﬁcer Trading & Clearing,

Deutsche Börse Group

“We enjoyed the open exchange leading to newideas in the sustainable warehousing and transport solutions we have to offer.”

Philipp Ohse

Strategic Projects DHL Supply Chain,

DHL

“We are excited to partner with X-Creation to co-create innovations for our cities and regions.”

Giorgia Rambelli

Director Mission Innovation

Urban Transitions Mission

“What a pleasure working on this initiative.

I am so excited to see what the future brings for our AI Buddy.”

Natascha Schreyer

Process & Automation Engineer + AI Capability

Eli Lilly and Company

A warm welcome from our patrons

“You are doing the right thing and you are doing it rightly. Together we can accelerate the systemic innovation for sustainability.”

Massamba Thioye

Project Executive, UN Climate Change

Global Innovation Hub, UNFCCC Secretariat

"The X-Creation community from Deutsche Telekom is where innovation meets responsibility. We don’t just envision the future – we co-create it. By bringing together experts across industries, we accelerate scalable solutions and advance ethical, human-centered technology. With the right ecosystem, funding, and partnerships, we transform vision into real-world impact. Together, we shape technology for all"

Claudia Nemat

Board Member for Technology and Innovation at Deutsche Telekom

“X-Creation drives collaborative innovation, solving real challenges. It’s a platform for us to lead change together.”

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

VP Group Corporate Responsibility

Deutsche Telekom

X-Creation Community Numbers

Over

700

members

Over

140