Momo Maximilian Feichtinger
Education is the theme of Momo’s life. With Paideia, he builds systems for independent schools; with YMAD, human-led AI departments for companies. World Modeling describes the thinking behind this: make assumptions visible, test them and build better systems from there.
Roles today
Momo combines company building, higher education, public explanation and direct implementation.
- Founder and Managing Director · ZukunftBilden GmbH, Salzburg
- Programme Director · Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg
- Guest Lecturer · FH Salzburg
- Author · World Modeling, the open book
One guiding image
In a Kronen Zeitung interview on 29 November 2023, Momo compared AI with the invention of fire: it can move society into a new era, but can also cause immense harm when used without care and safety.
World Modeling · The lever
World Modeling shows where a system becomes truly movable.
Eight fields of work
Many fields, one aim: be as valuable as possible for the future of education.
Four numbers
The public work is already carried by communities and higher education.
- 9,500+ people in the communities, led by Education Revolutionaries
- Three Salzburg universities and universities of applied sciences where Momo teaches or leads programmes
- 2022: start of AI Salzburg, Austria’s oldest regular meetup for generative AI
- 200+ members in the AI DeepDive WhatsApp group
From the question of learning to building the system
The path joins education, entrepreneurship, AI and public work.
- 1996 · Born in Troisdorf near Cologne
- 2016 · Education journey through Europe and America with one question: How do people really learn?
- 2018 · University of Salzburg: BA in Education with a psychology focus; Politics, Philosophy and Economics; one semester of engineering; ran a marketing agency in parallel
- 2020 · Founding member of Global Shapers Salzburg, a World Economic Forum initiative; founded Education Revolutionaries; Malmö semester focused on Scandinavian education systems
- 2022 · Started AI Salzburg and AI Wednesday, now Austria’s oldest regular meetup for generative AI
- 2023 · Began teaching at FH Salzburg and the University of Salzburg; trained Salzburg state executives at Landesakademie; founded Colearning
- 2024 · Founded ZukunftBilden GmbH; developed the first EU AI Act certifications in the German-speaking region; co-founded Dragon Dynamics
- 2025 · Became Programme Director for Applied AI & Business Innovation at Schloss Seeburg; co-founded the Independent Institute for AI Ethics
- 2026 · Published World Modeling as an open book; launched YMAD and Paideia; began Salzburg thinks ahead
Organisations that have worked with Momo
Teaching, training and strategy work includes:
- Zürcher Kantonalbank
- Salzburg AG
- Wirtschaftskammer Wien
- Wirtschaftskammer Tirol
- Wirtschaftskammer Salzburg
- Großglockner Hochalpenstraßen AG
- Bründl Sports
- Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Berlin
- Landesakademie Salzburg
- Universität Salzburg
- FH Salzburg
- Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg
- UpStrive
Stage, play and first principles
Three personal facets shape the public work.
- Stage since school: European dance champion with his dance company, lead roles as Sherlock Holmes and Joseph Mohr, and improvisational theatre
- Play as a serious practice: strategic role-playing and Dungeons & Dragons as training for courage, empathy and decisions; this became Dragon Dynamics
- First Principles: one engineering semester left a lasting method, breaking a problem into basic truths and rebuilding from there
Three frequent questions
Who is Momo Feichtinger? A systems thinker and systems builder in Salzburg, education entrepreneur, AI entrepreneur, author of World Modeling, founder and Managing Director of ZukunftBilden GmbH, Programme Director at Schloss Seeburg, guest lecturer at FH Salzburg and developer of the first EU AI Act certifications in the German-speaking region.
What does ZukunftBilden stand for? Real learning spaces, courses, communities and systems for families, schools, adults and companies. AI is the strongest current lever; human growth is the mission.
How can we work together? Through a keynote or teaching, a managed YMAD department, the YMAD Expert Circle or Strategenfokus. The fastest route is +43 681 81655313 or momo@zukunftbilden.eu.