Speaker.
Researcher.
Author.
Dr. Helmut Kienast.
Helmut Kienast has a PhD in Cultural and Humanities Studies and is an expert in innovations in experience delivery, as well as in culture, leisure and event management.
In his lectures and seminars, Kienast explains in an impressive way how to optimize concepts, adapt ideas, and explores the impact of current topics such as artificial intelligence or digitalization on experience consumption and leisure management.
biography.
Dr. Helmut Kienast is an Assistant Professor and a Program Director of the Bachelor’s degree in Event Engineering at New Design University in St. Pölten, as well as a lecturer in Event Management and Event Technology at bbw Hochschule Berlin. He studied Journalism and Communication Science at the University of Vienna, as well as Electric Bass & Double Bass and Instrumental Pedagogy at the Music and Arts University of Vienna (formerly Vienna Conservatory).
During his studies, he successfully founded the company Soundedition and worked for over twenty years in event design, event consulting, and media content production for national and international companies. He earned his PhD in philosophy at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz.
In addition to these roles, Helmut Kienast has published numerous works, gives lectures, and is a non-fiction author. His teaching, development of transdisciplinary projects, and research have taken him to China (Shanghai Fudan University and Hong Kong SCAD The University for Creative Careers), Singapore (Raffles College of Higher Education), Denmark (Aarhus School of Business), Lithuania (Vilnius Gediminas University), and Scotland (Glasgow Caledonian University).
about.
Culture, design, and technology are not ambivalent topics. They are interdependent. Digitalization and artificial intelligence are changing the perception and experience of events. Cultural, event, and leisure management face significant challenges. Helmut Kienast works as a researcher, lecturer and educator in this exciting interdisciplinary and interactive field. His research focuses on the areas of
Design and Technology
The evolving customer-oriented design of experience delivery in the context of technological innovations, future-oriented solutions, and open innovation processes.
Communication and Events
Events, as a process of communication science, are constantly evolving due to the rapid development of communication technology, social, and political parameters.
Experience Delivery
Digitalization has led to a singularization of society. No longer the group, but rather the individual, is at the center of experience delivery. Milieu studies and customer behavior in the context of digitalization and singularization form additional key research areas.
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Digitalization has led to a singularization of society. No longer the group, but rather the individual, is at the center of experience delivery. Milieu studies and customer behavior in the context of digitalization and singularization form additional key research areas.
speaking.
Lectures
Based on the latest scientific research and strategies, Helmut Kienast presents future topics in the field of experience delivery in an entertaining and easily understandable manner. With unconventional methods, he combines the introduction of new perspectives with engaging storytelling to captivate his audience. He lets them think about the potential impacts of new topics and offers future-oriented solutions and open innovation processes. His international teaching activities and lectures have taken him all over the world.
Teaching
- Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Event Engineering at New Design University St.Pölten, Austria
- Lecturer in Event Management and Event Technology of the Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Event Management at the bbw Hochschule Berlin, Germany
Helmut Kienast has been teaching at New Design University in St.Pölten for over fifteen years and at bbw Hochschule Berlin for more than five years.
During this time, he has supervised and evaluated over one hundred bachelor’s and master’s theses, delivered lectures, and taught as a freelance lecturer at numerous universities and universities of applied sciences.
Das Event als kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Prozess: Basiswissen für eine erfolgreiche Eventrealisation, Tectum Verlag, Baden Baden, 2017
Entwicklung der künstlerischen Forschung am Beispiel österreichischer Kunstuniversitäten, Universität für industrielle Gestaltung Linz, Linz, 2022
Weitere Beispiele aus der
Publikationsliste
- Psychologische Auswirkungen von Materialien, Oberflächen und Farben, in: Tagungsband Internationales Symposium Eventmaterials – Materialtechnologie & Eventinnovationen, J. Kirnbauer, D. Bozsaky, E. Bölcskey, K. Deix, J. Wolfsgruber, W. Becker, L. Schönberger (Hrg.), TU Wien, Institut für Hochbau und Technologie, Forschungsbereich für Baustofflehre, Wien, 2012, S 112-119
- Der Event Engineer, in: Wien Energie Magazin, Ausgabe Juni, Bohlmann Verlag, Wien, 2014, S 6-8
- Eventmaterialien als physischer Bestandteil eines kommunikativen Prozesses, in: Tagungsband zum Internationalen Symposium Event Materials – Materialtechnologie & Eventinnovationen, Kolbitsch, A., Kirnbauer, J., Deix, K., Bölcskey, E., Lebeda, C., & Bruckner, H. (Eds.), TU Wien, Institut für Hochbau und Technologie, Forschungsbereich für Baustofflehre, Wien, 2015, S 204-214
- Die Entwicklung der Theater – und Bühnentechnik: Ein Ansatz. Mit einem Exkurs der Bühnentechnik des Theaters in der Josefstadt, in: Prospect – das Portal für Bühne & Technik, OETHG (Hrg), Wien, 2016, S 24
publications in various print and online media
blog.
Event Talk
Every month, Helmut Kienast invites well known experts to the studio for a videocast on exciting topics from the event business.
Bachelor’s degree in Event Engineering
Events are fascinations for life.
It’s about shared experiences. We are full of hope. Full of dreams. Let’s plan, organize, and create great, unforgettable moments together!
Event Engineering is the only university program in the German-speaking world that focuses on the ENTIRE event system—event technology, event management, and event design.
Today, the program is firmly established in the event landscape with its distinct profile, laying the foundation for numerous interesting and successful careers.
