# Kolja Pitz
> Independent Consultant — Strategy, Technology, AI
> Cologne, Germany
> Studio: Plateau Candy (strategic design studio, execution partner)

## About
Kolja Pitz works at the intersection of strategy, technology, and AI — for organizations, brands, and startups that can't afford to be slow and won't accept being shallow. Beyond his studio Plateau Candy, he is available as an independent consultant for strategic, architectural, and advisory mandates that call for senior thinking at the highest level.

Background: 25+ years of transdisciplinary practice. Philosophy, cybernetics, logic, ethics, media theory, coding, communications, ERP, AI. Career arc: University of Leipzig (research), Itedo, Elephant Seven, AI informatics (SAP), Telekom AG, MEIRÉ (Head of Strategy), i22 (Director Consulting), Plateau Candy (Founder, 2021).

Clients include: Telekom, Google, BMW, Porsche, Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND), ifo Institute, AlphaTauri, BOSS, Dornbracht. AI research project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

## Services
- [AI Strategy & Architecture](https://koljapitz.de/services): RAG architectures, agentic workflows, compound system design, AI readiness assessments, internal AI lab setup. For CTOs and CDOs moving from pilot to operation.
- [Strategic Advisory](https://koljapitz.de/services): Decision support, positioning, stakeholder architecture for technology companies, infrastructure programs, and regulated industries.
- [Technology Narrative & Stakeholder Communication](https://koljapitz.de/services): Strategic communication for AI programs and digital infrastructure. For organizations whose technical work must hold up under scrutiny from boards, regulators, and the public.
- [Organizational AI Readiness](https://koljapitz.de/services): Governance models, capability assessment, team structures, evaluation frameworks for organizations moving from intention to execution.
- [Executive AI Judgment](https://koljapitz.de/services): Advisory for CEOs and board members building strategic fluency to lead AI transformation independently of the technical layer.
- [Embedded Advisory](https://koljapitz.de/services): Senior strategic thinking on demand, inside the organization.
- [Talks & Keynotes](https://koljapitz.de/services): AI architecture, agentic systems, digital infrastructure (DE/EN).

## Selected Work
- [Eyva.ai](https://koljapitz.de/work/eyva): Eyva, 2024 — AI Positioning and Strategy, Visual Identity, Product Positioning, Website System. Positioning, visual identity, and website for a platform supporting data-driven product and portfolio decisions.
- [FAZE](https://koljapitz.de/work/faze-ai-lab): MEIRÉ, 2026 — AI Architecture, Applied Intelligence, Strategic Systems. AI lab for creative intelligence and strategic pattern recognition.
- [Next Frontier AI](https://koljapitz.de/work/ai-frontier-labs): Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen (SPRIND), 2026 — Strategic Intelligence, Expert Research, AI Policy. Perspectives on Europe's AI future.
- [Identity Mirror](https://koljapitz.de/work/identity-mirror): Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen (SPRIND), 2025 — Generative Installation, Digital Identity, Interactive Experience, Concept Development. Digital identity as a poetic, visual experience.
- [Law as Code](https://koljapitz.de/work/law-as-code): Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen (SPRIND), 2025 — Strategic Consulting, Digital Legal Infrastructure, GovTech, Narrative Architecture. Strategic framing and communication groundwork for the Law as Code initiative exploring digital legal infrastructure.
- [European Digital Identity (EUDI)](https://koljapitz.de/work/eudi): Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen (SPRIND), 2026 — Digital Identity, Strategic Advisory, Architecture, Public Infrastructure. Strategic advisory for a national infrastructure programme — translating regulatory, technical, and political complexity into viable product and architecture decisions.
- [Hyper Fountain](https://koljapitz.de/work/augmented-water): Dornbracht, 2019 — Digital Interaction, Spatial Installation, VR Experience, Concept Development. Water as interface between reality and virtuality.
- [FlowStates](https://koljapitz.de/work/ifo-data-painting): ifo Institute, 2023 — Economic Data Visualization, Generative Art, Spatial Installation, Real-time Systems. Permanent data art installation at the ifo Institute — generative visualization of economic data streams.
- [Connected Apparel](https://koljapitz.de/work/connected-apparel): Deutsche Telekom, 2020 — Wearable Technology, Digital Ecosystem, App Development, Smart Fashion. Heatable Capsule Collection — digital ecosystem for smart, heatable fashion.
- [Generative Manufacturing](https://koljapitz.de/work/generative-manufacturing): Plateau Candy, 2024 — Generative Manufacturing, Product Design, Creative Coding, Digital Craftsmanship. Generative manufacturing — algorithmic production of unique consumer goods at the intersection of craftsmanship, code, and design history.
- [Apple Watch App](https://koljapitz.de/work/apple-watch-app): Deutsche Telekom, 2022 — Interface Design, UX Design, Companion App, Smart Fashion. Apple Watch app for the Heatable Capsule Collection.

## Booking & Contact
- [Email](mailto:kp@plateaucandy.de): kp@plateaucandy.de
- [Book a consultation](https://cal.com/koljapitz): Schedule a call via Cal.com
- [Contact page](https://koljapitz.de/contact): Full contact details

## Studio
- [Plateau Candy](https://www.plateaucandy.de): Strategic design studio in Cologne. Execution partner for engagements that move from strategy into product, interface, and system build.

## Writing
- [Field notes & essays](https://koljapitz.de/writing): Coming soon

## Links
- [Website](https://koljapitz.de)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/koljapitz/)

## Optional
- [Full portfolio content](https://koljapitz.de/content.md): Extended version with complete case study bodies
- [Cases only](https://koljapitz.de/cases.md): All case studies with full content
- [Capabilities](https://koljapitz.de/capabilities.md): Capability graph with technology and industry mappings
- [Services API](https://koljapitz.de/api/services.json): Schema.org OfferCatalog
- [Work API](https://koljapitz.de/api/work.json): Schema.org ItemList of case studies
- [API directory](https://koljapitz.de/api/directory.json): All machine-readable endpoints
- [OpenAPI spec](https://koljapitz.de/api/openapi.json): OpenAPI 3.1 specification for all API endpoints
- [Agent card](https://koljapitz.de/.well-known/agent-card.json): A2A protocol identity
- [MCP server](https://koljapitz.de/api/mcp): Model Context Protocol endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
- [Agent docs](https://koljapitz.de/agent): Human-readable endpoint documentation