Nothing is one-directional. While the world is still obsessed with digitalization, automation, the internet of things and the connectivity of everything, another trend is co-arising: the deep desire of actual human connection, the production and handling of physical objects and the protection of privacy. The analogization of life.
This week I was invited to speak in a conference about my favorite topic. I was surprised myself how emotional I got while speaking up in public for the first time in front of a business audience on reclaiming our humanity and wisdom. For me this is the most important
What reality are organizations facing right now? What is the impact on leadership? * Is leadership fundamentally transforming or just adjusting? * What is leadership really, really about, now? * If leadership is transforming, should we think about a fundamentally new way to consider leadership? Is the term “leadership” still valid at all,
Digital transformation, solving problems with technology, exponential growth through technology, the integration of humans/machines, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and not to speak about genetics and all of that. Like it or not, there is no way out, technology has taken over already: I lived without a damn Smartphone
Innovation is messy, innovation is risky, innovation is tapping into the unknown. Organizations want innovations, not the process of innovating. This is why: * Almost all successful organizations are based on breakthrough innovations in the beginning (past). * Innovation is innate to human beings. We are the result of innovation, and we
Im Moment ist es ganz “In”, eine Woche ins Silicon Valley zu fahren und dann zurück in Österreich Interviews zu geben und Newsletter zu veröffentlichen, über das Mindset und wen man alles Wichtigen getroffen hat, mit vielen Fotos vor dem schönen bunten Logos. Und zu glauben, dass man jetzt weiß,
Aus gegebenem Anlass- ich soll einen Workshop zum Thema Unternehmenskultur und digitale Transformation halten – habe ich mich mit dem Thema intensiv auseinander gesetzt und ein paar Thesen entwickelt. Zu allererst, das Thema wird sehr aufgebauscht und damit komplizierter gemacht, als es ist. Der digitale Wandel ist ein ganz natürlicher Prozess
by Julia Culen & Christian Mayhofer Many leaders still think that Industry 4.0 is about increasing efficiency and decreasing costs of production. It might be too late when they are proven wrong. Digital transformation is not automation, it actually means business model disruption and when Philipp Justus, German CEO
Whenever people, businesses, countries are unhappy with the present situation, they start talking about the future. They are developing future visions, (currently it’s the Vision 2022), some “stretch goal” that would inform them what to do now. Isn’t that great. Like I if I were unhappy with my
The rise and sustainable success of companies such as Google, Twitter, Facebook, Apple and Ebay cannot be explained only by their original ideas, IP and innovations. A key reason they are able to sustain and expand their success to multi-billion businesses is their culture and their mindset – which literally
Today is Thanksgiving and day 48 in California. Right time to share some impressions: 1. Where is the future? Where is it? Here! Go to one of the many gatherings, where young start-ups present their ideas and products to raise money. Talk to people: everything is about machine learning,
A few months ago my iPhone 5s literally disappeared. Somewhere on the flight from Hongkong to Zurich. I almost fell apart. I was shocked. I was desperate. I terrorized the whole airport to bring me back my phone. All in vain. It was gone. Thats it. I felt like I