Software Development Through Dialogue – Creating Digital Solutions Without Programming Skills

To mark the opening of Materna’s new headquarters in Dortmund, Carsten Paasch, Head of the GenAI Competence Centre at Materna, gave an impressive demonstration of the capabilities of the artificial intelligence system ‘Franziska’.

Together with Dortmund’s Lord Mayor Thomas Westphal, he developed a software solution for a school development plan live on stage as part of an interactive brainstorming session – without writing a single line of code.

All requirements were captured exclusively through dialogue with the AI, which then generated an initial working prototype in a matter of seconds.

The result was met with great enthusiasm from the audience and sparked curiosity about Franziska’s future development.

But who or what is Franziska, anyway?

Franziska – The prototype of the virtual employee

With Franziska, we are presenting the next step in the digital world of work: an AI-based avatar designed to act as a virtual employee. Franziska is not just a technical experiment; she is a functional prototype for the future of collaboration between humans and machines.

Virtual assistance reimagined

Franziska was developed to actively support teams. As a digital assistant, she can be integrated into Microsoft Teams, take part in meetings and deliver added value in real time. Whether as an organiser, conversation partner, source of information or source of ideas – Franziska is always ready to take on tasks and streamline processes.

Generative AI meets agent capability

Franziska is based on state-of-the-art generative AI. Image, sound and speech are dynamically synthesised, enabling natural and interactive exchanges. Her agent capability (A2A) enables her to communicate with various specialised AI agents and coordinate complex tasks – just like a real digital colleague.

Technical excellence in action

Franziska’s key capabilities include:

Automated meeting summaries, which can be customised and sent by email.
Efficient project management through the administration of Scrum boards and the analysis of current project statuses.
Retrieval and presentation of real-time data in a clear, understandable and user-friendly format.
Fast and accurate research on any topic – reliable and well-founded.
Direct creation of software prototypes during a conversation – without any programming knowledge whatsoever.

Flexible to use – visually or purely text-based

A key feature of Franziska is the separation of the avatar from the backend. This means she can appear as a visually animated avatar or be integrated into existing systems in a purely text-based format. This flexibility makes her highly versatile: from customer service to internal project support.

Franziska is more than just an avatar – she is the first step towards a new reality of work.
Ready to take the strain off your teams, speed up processes and drive innovation. Would you like to find out how you can use Franziska in your business – and what the requirements are?

We would be happy to arrange a personal consultation to carry out a bespoke analysis together and evaluate the potential for a successful implementation within your organisation.

Please feel free to contact us

Potrait von Ansprechpartner Carsten Paasch