Prospectiv

What Prospectiv does

Prospektiv GmbH (legal name Prospektiv Gesellschaft für betriebliche Zukunftsgestaltungen mbH) is a Dortmund-based, owner-managed research, consulting, and qualification company founded in 1996 by Ulrike Weber as the successor to GfAH (Gesellschaft für Arbeitsschutz- und Humanisierungsforschung mbH). Operating branch-independent and nationwide across Germany, the firm serves primarily small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU) with services spanning organizational development, personnel development, network management, change management, leadership training, diversity and inclusion consulting, and soft-skill and empowerment trainings. Specialized offerings include INQA-subsidized coaching (up to 80% subsidized, up to €12,000 per company), career coaching, and recent AI-literacy workshops covering ChatGPT, Canva AI tools, and bias-aware AI deployment in HR and communications. Three internally developed tools (astra-Demografieanalyse, Werkzeugkoffer Interne Potenziale, Gefährdungsbeurteilung psychischer Belastungen) carry the 'ddn empfohlenes Tool' certification from Demographie Netzwerk e.V.

Name

Prospectiv

Legal name

Prospektiv Gesellschaft für betriebliche Zukunftsgestaltungen mbH

Website

https://prospektiv.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prospektiv GmbH is a Dortmund-based, owner-managed research, consulting, and qualification firm (founded 1996) that delivers organizational development, change management, diversity, leadership training, and AI-literacy services to German SMEs, plus publicly funded projects for enterprises and associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) & Belonging Consulting (BPAHAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

DEI, Equity & Inclusion Advisory (BPACAJAJ), DEI, Inclusive Leadership & Cultural Intelligence Coaching (EDABANAJ)

Keywords

• Organizational development consulting
• Personnel development services
• Change management consulting
• Diversity training programs
• Leadership development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Prospektiv provides paid consulting engagements for organizations seeking support with organizational development, personnel development, network management, and change management. These are fee-for-service engagements billed to corporate clients.
2. Publicly Funded Project Delivery: Prospektiv regularly executes publicly funded research and project mandates under EU, federal, and state research and funding programs (ESF Plus, BMAS, BMBF, BMWi). These projects generate revenue through project grants and subsidies while providing subsidized or free services to participating SMEs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Prospektiv GmbH is a research, consulting, and qualification company that delivers organizational development, personnel development, and network management services to small and medium-sized enterprises across Germany. Its portfolio includes change management consulting, coaching (including publicly subsidized INQA Coaching), and a range of training programs covering soft skills, leadership, diversity, and AI-related topics. The firm also produces proprietary assessment tools, project-based digital learning platforms (e.g., MIND), and thought-leadership publications generated from publicly funded research projects.

Product overview

Prospektiv GmbH is a research, consulting, and qualification company (founded 1996) offering a portfolio of professional development and organizational consulting services for SMEs. The service portfolio spans network management, organizational development, and personnel development as core offerings, complemented by specialized training programs (Soft-Skill-Trainings, leadership training series, Empowerment-Trainings for women), coaching services (INQA-Coaching with up to 80% state funding, career coaching), and change management consulting. The company also offers AI-related consulting services including training on AI tools for social media (ChatGPT, Canva, company-specific GPT assistants) and diversity-sensitive AI deployment. Internally developed tools include the ddn-certified astra®-Demografieanalyse (demographic analysis), a psychological hazard risk assessment tool, and an internal potential toolkit. Current initiatives include the MIND project developing a digital learning platform for the microtechnology industry, while the company publishes research handbooks, guides, and project documentation. The portfolio is delivered through a team of 10 consultants and supported by an annual newsletter ('Insights & Impulse').

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Netzwerkmanagement (Network Management) Consulting services for managing and developing professional networks and inter-organizational collaborations, typically delivered to industry associations, chambers, and consortium partners.
• Organisationsentwicklung (Organizational Development) Organizational development consulting helping companies restructure, clarify responsibilities, optimize processes, and adapt to changing business environments.
• Personalentwicklung (Personnel Development) Personnel development services including training needs analysis, competency mapping, and career development programs for employees and leaders.
• Soft-Skill-Trainings Soft skills training courses covering communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills for employees at all levels.
• Trainingsreihe für Führungskräfte (Leadership Training Series) Multi-format leadership development training series designed for managers and executives to enhance management competencies.
• Empowerment-Trainings Specialized training programs for women focused on confidence-building, clear communication, boundary-setting, and professional development, delivered as recurring sessions.
• INQA-Coaching State-funded coaching program providing up to 80% subsidized consulting for SMEs covering digital transformation, organizational development, leadership, and sustainable transformation.
• Coaching für berufliche Entwicklung (Career Coaching) Individual career coaching services for executives, teams, and project leaders combining systemic coaching with organizational experience.
• Change-Management-Beratung Consulting services addressing the emotional aspects of organizational change, including psychological safety, participation, and recognition of employee concerns during transformation.
• Diversity-Trainings Diversity training programs for public relations, human resources, and management teams, including development of diversity mission statements for organizations.
• KI-Trainings für diversitätssensiblen Einsatz Training workshops on diversity-sensitive AI deployment covering bias recognition in text and image AI, diversity promotion through prompting, and practical responsibility measures.
• KI für Social Media Consulting and training on AI tools for efficient social media content creation, covering ChatGPT, Canva AI features, and company-specific GPT assistants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% of consulting costs subsidized through INQA Coaching (up to €12,000 per company)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bewusst Wie e.V. (Dortmund Business Association for Social Responsibility)minorOthers · 19 August 2025Prospektiv became a member of the Dortmund-based corporate association 'Bewusst Wie e.V.' which brings together over 80 companies committed to sustainability, social responsibility, and community engagement in Dortmund.
• IVAM Fachverband für Mikrotechnik (Internationaler Fachverband für Mikrotechnik)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 July 2025Prospektiv and IVAM jointly implement the MIND project (Mikrotechnik, Interaktion, Neue Perspektiven zur Diversität) aimed at securing skilled workers through diversity in the microtechnology industry. The project develops a digital learning and networking platform with empowerment trainings and action guides for companies. They also cooperate on the KoWeMi project for continuing education coordination in microtechnology.
• Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand e.V. (BITMi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023BITMi, Germany's largest trade association for medium-sized IT companies and representative of over 2,500 IT businesses, partners with Prospektiv on the FEMtential project to support female potential in IT SMEs. BITMi serves as a project partner providing access to member companies and industry credibility.
• German Red Cross (DRK) – Berliner GeneralsekretariatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProspektiv and DRK collaborated on multiple rounds of diversity trainings for various target groups within the DRK (public relations, volunteering, HR, leadership), as well as developing a Diversity Policy document. The collaboration spans multiple DRK state and local associations.
• B3-Beyrow Business BeratungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProspektiv co-manages the 'FRAUEN unternehmen' initiative's business office with B3-Beyrow Business Beratung, reaching over 250 female entrepreneur role models nationwide. They also partnered on the 'Die Nächste bitte!' project about business succession for women.
• Kunststoffinstitut Lüdenscheid (KIMW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKIMW supports the 'ungekünstelt' sustainability project with industry knowledge and technical expertise. As a parent organization with 412 member companies in the plastics industry, KIMW connects Prospektiv with the broader plastics industry in NRW.
• Soziale Innovation GmbH, DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the DigiDo project for digitalization support for companies, contributing social innovation expertise to the project consortium.
• ESTA-Bildungswerk gGmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation partner in the SoDivers project for diversity management in youth and family services, alongside SRH Hochschule NRW.
• SRH Hochschule in Nordrhein-WestfalenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in the SoDivers project for diversity management in youth and family services.
• VDV-Akademie e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing project partner in multiple traffic and public transport projects including QualiVU, Frauen gehen in Führung, and ProMobiE, providing industry expertise in public transportation.
• mpool GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Digi-ZACK alongside EXWE GmbH, supporting the digitalization process for SMEs in NRW and Lower Saxony.
• Berufsförderungswerk Dortmund (BFW)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the TErrA project (occupational health and job mobility across companies), part of the Prevention Alliance alongside BAuA, ddn, EDG, and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG.
• Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the TErrA project for occupational health and inter-company job mobility, contributing research and regulatory expertise.
• Demographie Netzwerk e.V. (ddn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner in the TErrA project and recipient of ddn certification for three Prospektiv-developed tools (astra®, internal potentials toolkit, psychosocial risk assessment).
• Initiative Neue Qualität der Arbeit (INQA) / Bundesagentur für Arbeit / BAuAcoreOthersProspektiv is embedded in the INQA ecosystem — a government initiative for good work in times of change — with three certified INQA coaches on staff. Prospektiv delivers INQA Coaching programs, participates in INQA publications, and leverages INQA as a framework for much of its consulting work.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ifok: German consultancy specializing in change management, stakeholder participation, and dialogue processes for public sector and corporate clients. Comparable to Prospektiv's change management and network management offerings, with similar mix of publicly funded project delivery and direct consulting.
• Sinus Markt- und Sozialforschung: German social research institute delivering qualitative research, target-group analysis, and consulting to public and corporate clients. Comparable to Prospektiv in combining publicly funded research projects with applied consulting, and in cross-sector research-to-practice positioning.
• Metaplan: German organizational consulting firm focused on facilitation, strategy development, and organizational learning. Comparable to Prospektiv's organizational development and personnel development practices, particularly around dialogue-based and participative transformation work.
• h&z Unternehmensberatung: Munich-based management consultancy focused on operations, strategy, and performance improvement for German industrial Mittelstand clients. Comparable to Prospektiv in serving the same Mittelstand customer base with transformation consulting, though more operations-and-strategy than people-and-culture focused.
• beyond gender agenda: Berlin-based consultancy specializing in gender equality and DEI strategy for German organizations. Directly comparable to Prospektiv's diversity, empowerment training, and gender-focused consulting practice, with overlapping clientele and similar positioning in the German Mittelstand and public-sector segments.
• Staufen AG: German management consultancy serving the Mittelstand with operational excellence, lean transformation, and organizational change programs. Comparable to Prospektiv in serving Germany's SME base with transformation consulting, though larger in scale and more operations-focused than Prospektiv's DEI emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Haufe Akademie: Larger German training and consulting firm serving SMEs and enterprises with HR, leadership, and organizational development programs. Overlaps directly with Prospektiv's training and personnel development offerings but operates at substantially greater scale and broader portfolio scope.
• Kienbaum: Established German HR and personnel consulting firm with broad services across executive search, leadership development, and organizational consulting. Comparable in HR/personnel consulting category to Prospektiv but operates as a much larger incumbent across DACH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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