Marc Van Dyck is a Doctoral Candidate at the Institute for Technology and Innovation Management at RWTH Aachen University and a current Visiting Fellow at LISH. His research interests include data ecosystems and platform-based business models in the industrial sector. He studies how incumbent firms can compete in emerging ecosystems without a central orchestrator. His current work at the lab focuses on the impact of success on creativity on open innovation platforms. For his studies, Marc received a doctoral scholarship from the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom. Prior to his doctoral studies, Marc worked as a Senior Consultant at McKinsey Digital. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from DHBW Stuttgart and a Master’s degree in Politics & Public Administration from Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen.