Miriam Bernhard has been a research assistant and doctoral candidate in the field of media and communication management at the Technical University of Ilmenau since April 2019. Prior to her doctorate, she completed her Bachelor's degree in Online Media Management and her Master's degree in Crossmedia Publishing & Management at the University of Media. In addition to her studies, she has already gained experience in various German publishing houses, such as DIE ZEIT, Condé Nast or Motorpresse Stuttgart. Most recently, she was supported by the EU project CERIecon by being part of the project "Sandbox", an accelerator for founders of the creative industries. Now she is working on her doctoral thesis on the question of how organizational learning about future technologies takes place in media companies. Her research interests therefore lie in the areas of media management, organizational learning in media companies and future technologies.