
Konzepthaus Design Study
The Konzepthaus Design Survey (KDS) is an anonymous, empirical study that allows you to benchmark yourself to the industry and identify best-in-class opportunities. Our surveys provide critical insights into the global mobility market that will shape your future.

KDS #1 Survey 2023
Employment Statistics & Development
Our annual KDS Survey on the topic of global Employment Statistics & Development is on again!
A worldwide benchmark survey that delves into topics such as salary, job turnover dynamics, job rotation, and personal development. As always, everything is anonymous, not trackable and the results will be made available to the public for free.
We appreciate your support and 7 minutes of your time to help us and the community to shape the future of the mobility design world.

New Work
The KDS #2 2022 focuses on ‘New Work’ and is divided into three chapters – the terminology ‘New Work’, the context of corporate culture and working environments.
- Focussed on the global mobility design industry
- 6 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Employment Statistics & Development
The KDS #1 2022 focuses on global employment statistics & development and is divided into four chapters – salary, gender, business operations and personal development.
- Focussed on the global mobility design industry
- 13 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Employer Statistics & Development
For the Asian region, we also conducted KDS #1 “Employment Statistics & Development”. The survey and results are divided into four areas salary, gender, creative work and personal training.
- Focus on the Asian automotive design industry
- 9 key findings
- Results evaluated by the KIC experts

Process & Tools
The KDS #3 focuses on the research field of “Process & Tools” and is divided into three chapters – process, Product-Lifecycle-Management-Systems and software tools incl. software pipeline.
- Worldwide collected data
- 12 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Organisation & Leadership
The Konzepthaus Design Study (KDS) #2 focuses on the research field of “Organisation & Leadership” and is divided into three chapters – design organisations, leadership and design managers.
- Worldwide collected data
- 15 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Employment Statistics & Development
The KDS #1 focuses on the research field of “Employment Statistics & Development” and is divided into four chapters – salary, gender, creative work and personal training.
- Focus on the European mobility design industry
- 10 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Employer Statistics & Development
We also completed our first KDS #1 for the North American region. The focus of the survey was also “Employment Statistics & Development” in the countries USA and Canada.
- Focus on the automotive design industry in North America
- 9 key findings
- Includes evaluation by the experts of KIC

Employer Statistics & Development
This report summarises and compares the data collected and findings obtained from the surveys conducted in Europe, Asia and North America. The results are divided into four areas salary, gender, creative work and personal training.
- Comparison of findings from Europe, Asia and North America
- 9 key findings