In my article “Unconditional revolution, digital basic income“, I briefly touched on an issue that I am repeatedly asked about. And triggered numerous discussions: replacing profit taxes with loss taxes for companies. A thought experiment.
The Swiss initiative for an unconditional basic income was rejected by the people, which was to be expected. The concerns about a radical change to the system are too great and all sorts of frippery was interpreted into the banal initiative text from all sides. It is quite obvious that the core of the debate…
In around two weeks’ time, the Swiss will vote on the unconditional basic income (UBI). Hardly any other initiative has triggered such diverse and differentiated discussions in Switzerland. Increasingly, the environment is also becoming a bit of a rallying point for all kinds of people who have some kind of complex about our society. This…
Trends are always very popular. They help decision-makers to become more confident in their decisions. And they help advisors to create consensus and yes, they provide small talk beyond the weather at all kinds of aperitifs. There are different trends. Those that are obvious (“Digital is becoming increasingly important”), those that are mainly created for…
I notice time and again that dealings with competitors are restrained and sometimes acrimonious. That’s a shame. Because you can learn a lot from dealing openly with competitors. Especially about yourself.
I have been following the debate on the abolition of cash for a relatively long time and the more I read about it, the more I am confused by the opinions of even seasoned economists. Apparently, in order to maintain a complex, fragile and costly system, everything ideological is being thrown into the balance. It’s…
In conversations over the last few weeks, I have repeatedly noticed that many decision-makers have recently started talking about disruption. In doing so, they are mixing digital transformation, disruptive business models, Apple and, since the end of March, Tesla into a uniform mishmash. And underpinning quotes from entrepreneurs with figures and pseudo-studies that are not…
The fixed separation of private and working life is increasingly being shaken up. In a world full of freedom, options and opportunities, the concept is coming under increasing pressure. Because it is a concept that produces results that the fixed private life is designed to prevent.
Last week, I was accused of “losing touch with reality” in a post about my article on the Tesla Model 3. I was also called a “cynical hipster”. While the latter amused me, the former reminded me of a topic that I had long wanted to write about: Dealing with reality. And so that’s what…
No matter what image of humanity shapes your thinking, you will agree with me that people always like to have it as easy and good as possible. Be that on a large or small scale. We don’t really like to leave our comfort zone. Anything that helps us to improve our situation is always something…