Seckler Christoph | ESCP Business School

Christoph Seckler

Full Professor of Entrepreneurial Strategy

Department : Entrepreneurship
Campus : Berlin

Prof. Dr. Christoph Seckler is a Full Professor of Entrepreneurship at ESCP Business School in Berlin. He holds the Chair of Entrepreneurial Strategy,, serves as the Academic Direc-tor of U-SCHOOL, and co-founded the Center for Design Science in Entrepreneur-ship. The German magazine Capital recognised him in its ‘Top 40 Under 40’ and ‘Top 10 Upcoming Business Scholars.’ Through visiting positions, he has engaged with the academic communities of the University of Oxford (UK), NUS Business School (Singapore), and UQ Business School (Australia). Central to Christoph’s professional work is the concept of organisational energy. He views it as an emergent property of organisations, representing their capacity for change and trans-formation. Entrepreneurship, in his view, is a key driver of this energy, and he is deeply in-terested in designing mechanisms to foster such energy—something he calls 'Designing En-trepreneurship.' His research focuses on leveraging adversity, exploring how difficult situations can lead to meaningful change, such as fostering learning, innovation, and resilience. His work has been published in top international journals, including Accounting, Organizations and Society, Journal of Management Studies, and Academy of Management Discoveries. Christoph’s con-tributions have earned recognition, receiving three ‘Best Paper Awards’ from the Academy of Management. As a teacher, Christoph aims to empower individuals to embrace life and succeed. He strives to support their development in ‘thinking,’ ‘doing,’ and ‘being,’ and his teaching approach focuses on action and interaction, creating a dynamic classroom environment. His commit-ment to excellence has been recognised with the 'Best Teacher Award' from ESCP Business School. Christoph is also passionate about fostering a better error culture within organisations. He believes a positive error culture is fundamental to energising organisations. He regularly writes, speaks, and consults on this topic, with his work featured in major outlets such as Financial Times, World Economic Forum, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, DIE ZEIT, and Harvard Business Manager. He co-published the Error Culture Report for Germany in col-laboration with EY Germany.