Summary
Karsten Stiegler is an experienced digital learning and architecture leader with over 20 years at IKEA, currently leading AI literacy and adoption as Learning Lead, where his programs have reached 15,000 participations and built a 2,000+ early-adopter community. He combines deep technical roots as a former software developer and enterprise architect with a talent for designing scalable upskilling programs that break silos and embed digital mindset across large organisations. Karsten has repeatedly turned practitioner-led communities and creative learning formats into measurable behavioural change—growing competence initiatives from a few dozen to thousands of participants. Based in the Frankfurt Rhine-Main area and trained in computer science at TU Chemnitz, he blends hands-on delivery, strategic thinking, and a passion for democratising learning in the digital age. Not obvious: he has a track record of moving architectural strategy into practical, peer-driven learning experiences (conferences, study circles, labs) that accelerate adoption across markets.
9 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Diplom Informatiker, Computer Science, Diplom Informatiker, Computer Science at Technical University Chemnitz
Bulgarian, English, Swedish