Call for entries: Five successful digitization companies wanted!

It’s always easy to complain. About companies and decision-makers who lack courage and about hesitant action. I want to put an end to that here and try to highlight the positive examples.

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“Rants sell”

I believe that those of us who are working on digitalization in one way or another are usually far too disgruntled about the general development. It’s understandable, given everything we’ ve had to listen to from decision-makers in companies in recent years.

After my last, admittedly negative article on digital transformation, I received a comment that I thought was pretty spot on:

The negative must stop

The commentator is absolutely right, many things are often formulated too negatively. Unfortunately, complaining and the cultivated “rant” alone don’t achieve anything. Perhaps a certain relief for the writer “to have said it” and the readers/listeners a feeling of “someone is saying what’s going on”. Afterwards, however, everyone goes back to business as usual.

This negativity, this complaining, unfortunately has zero value. On the contrary. It damages the mood and worsens the conditions in which good solutions and change can/could arise. This does not mean that we should not point out grievances with the utmost clarity. But we should make sure that it doesn’t become counterproductive.

A small survey on Twitter showed that many people apparently also want to see positive things. Of course, the survey is not representative. But at least it is an initial indication.

5 examples wanted – Portrait on T3N

So I am now looking for 5 examples of companies that have created a benefit in digitalization in their own way and are more successful as a result.

In principle, anything is possible: from the bakery around the corner to large corporations. It is important that not only concepts and strategies exist, but that concrete things have also been implemented. These don’t have to include the latest blockchain/AI/et al. technologies, but they can. I think what is more exciting for companies is how they can take simple, small steps that quickly bring benefits. In new German, this is called picking the “low-hanging fruit”.

I portray the 5 most exciting examples in an article on t3n.de.

How to submit?

Taking part is easy. Send an e-mail to [email protected]. The e-mail should briefly describe your project/implementation in prose (10-20 sentences). Send 5 slides with the mail, in which the following is discussed.

1. Reason for the project/initiative
2. Problem definition
3. Solution
4. Business KPIs of the solution (high-level)
5. Lessons learned

We collect all entries and do not enter into correspondence. The closing date for entries is 03.04.2018.