A few weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted the ominous phrase “It’s what you don’t say”. After the delivery event on July 28, 2017, the meaning of the tweet becomes clear, because Musk didn’t actually say much at the event. And yet a lot was said. I believe this event marks the beginning of…
In the twilight of the electric car era, the discussion about electric cars is slowly but surely shifting to the wider public. At the same time, the discussion is heating up. The debate is driven by vested interests, misconceptions and assumptions. What many do not know: This debate is completely normal. Technological paradigm shifts have…
Management consulting has increasingly mutated into digital consulting. It makes sense: digitalization is THE topic in corporate strategy and development. As a result of this change, one effect is more prominent than ever before: I call it “show consulting”. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
I have to admit, I don’t know much about skating. Just enough to prevent it whenever I can, actually. No, I don’t like it. But there are a few interesting parallels between ice skating and the digital transformation. I don’t want to withhold them from you. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
We’ve all heard the phrase “Culture Eats Technology for Breakfast”. It is often presented at keynotes and is intended to say that it is the corporate culture and not just the technology that is decisive for the success of digital transformation projects. While this statement is probably undisputed, I often find that people in the…
A few weeks ago, I was invited to give a short guest lecture at the Julius-Maximilians-Universität in Würzburg to share my views on machine learning and ERP. Afterwards, Dr. Axel Winkelmann invited me for an interview in his ERP podcast. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
For a long time, the realization of e-business projects was approached like the construction of road tunnels: A planning or conception phase should first completely specify the entire project. The project was then implemented exactly according to these specifications. Even today, I still see that this is the preferred approach in large companies, but in…
The digital economy is good at preaching water and drinking wine. Customers are told that they have to do this or that, that they can do this or that. And if you don’t transform now, you’ll be lost forever. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
A lot is written and said about digital transformation in companies. That companies need to become more flexible and faster, adapt to change or, even better, actively drive it forward. Corporate culture is also quickly mentioned in this context. Artikel auf Social Media teilen:
Women are in the minority in the tech sector in general and in the digital industry in particular. There are many reasons why this is the case. Measures to change this distribution are slow to take effect. It’s time for us to change this. And by we, I mean us, men with decision-making powers in…