{"id":8837,"date":"2026-01-06T14:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/?p=8837"},"modified":"2026-01-06T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:42:42","slug":"from-hec-lausanne-to-an-experiential-art-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/from-hec-lausanne-to-an-experiential-art-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"From HEC Lausanne to an experiential art studio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How a Master\u2019s in Information Systems shaped one alumnus\u2019s path<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an article published by <em>Business Because<\/em> on Nov. 28th, readers discover the unusual journey of <strong>Didier Schwarz<\/strong>, a graduate of the Master\u2019s in Information Systems at HEC Lausanne, who steered his career in an unexpected direction: into the world of artistic creation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on the skills he developed at HEC \u2014 project management, idea structuring, collaboration, technological awareness, and data-driven thinking \u2014 he co-founded <strong>Iori Ottmann<\/strong>, a studio that transforms public spaces into interactive and immersive experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the studio is driving two flagship projects: a modular and mobile installation created with architect <strong>Shigeru Ban<\/strong>, inviting audiences to reflect on water, time, and environmental change; and an <strong>AI-powered interactive digital mirror<\/strong> that reshapes one\u2019s perception of self and space in real time.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blend of creativity, technology, and spatial exploration illustrates how a management education can open the door to bold, unconventional, and deeply innovative career paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original article by <strong>Daisy Culleton<\/strong> can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessbecause.com\/news\/my-business-story\/9970\/how-masters-information-systems-helped-me-launch-artistic-production-studio\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How a Master\u2019s in Information Systems shaped one alumnus\u2019s path. In an article published by Business Because on Nov. 28th, readers discover the unusual journey of Didier Schwarz,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001243,"featured_media":8915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[890],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8837","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entrepreneurship"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1001243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8837"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8837\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8925,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8837\/revisions\/8925"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/hecoutreach\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}