Agility is the prayer of the hour. My article “Corporate model of the digital age: The agile company!” is one of the most widely read and I receive a steady stream of questions about it. One question I’ve been asked a lot in recent weeks is: How and where do I start the transformation of…
The company as we know it is a result of the organization of work in the 18th century. It has constantly evolved, but the basic features have remained the same: employees provide a service in more or less good and well-organized cooperation, which is sold under a company. The resulting monolithic entity became independent in…
It is actually undisputed among experts: Technological progress creates more jobs on balance than it destroys. And yet you can find article headlines in all established media suggesting that millions of jobs will be lost. This is despite the fact that experts usually make contradictory statements in the same article. Apparently, panic sells better than…
It is not often that articles are published that are dedicated to the adaptation processes of society to technological development in a multi-layered and profound way. Peter Diekmann(@derpeder) has recently written such an article entitled “What steam engines have to do with digitalization and why we need a new age of enlightenment” in two parts(Part…
The World Economic Forum 2016 coined the term “4th Industrial Revolution”, especially in the media. Many recognized or self-proclaimed experts have adopted this terminology without further evaluation. But it couldn’t be more misleading. Here’s why.
I’ve been looking for a business model for a long time that creates win-win-win situations and uses fundamentally new technology. As is often the case when you search for something for a long time, you only realize relatively late that it might be very close at hand. It was no different for me.
When we talk about technology, the participants in the discussion are usually divided into two opposing camps. Those who think technology will solve all of humanity’s problems and those who think that technology is our downfall. I am often asked for my opinion on this. My answer: neither.
Following my articles on the automotive industry, I was often asked what I would do if I were the manufacturer. I think it is extremely difficult to make the right decisions at the moment. I am all the more surprised that many companies are not doing one of the most obvious things: Shut down.
On July 10, 2016, a short article about Mario Illien appeared in the Schweizerische Sonntagszeitung with the headline “Tesla? Disastrous for the environment”. Illien, who has helped shape motor development in Formula 1 like no other in recent years, makes some astonishingly false statements in this article. This is not only a shame, but also…
The redefinition of economic work is one of the biggest issues of our time. Even if it is not yet so obvious. So much depends for people on how work is defined, measured, remunerated and organized in the future. As a society, we are undoubtedly once again at the beginning of a paradigm shift. In…