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For this purpose, outlines areWeiterlesen Today’s system-relevant addictions Shortly after the crash of the Wall Street in New York (1929) Bertolt Brecht found the right words in theWeiterlesen From nothing simply nothing comes Common sense tells us that anything adapts to what already is there. Spheres, not cubes, come out of a sphere.Weiterlesen Simply overwhelming The biggest hurdles in designing the future are the constraints that slow us down because we are not aware ofWeiterlesen Charging words with meaning In times of populism, words are charged with meaning. The meaning of a word actually arises in the mind ofWeiterlesen The River – the ideal metaphor for the business process A water flow that evolves from the well to a creek, to a powerful stream has characteristics, which also constituteWeiterlesen Clearer through scaled quantum leap Changes happen in any form and magnitude. If the look at the world changes from a flat disc to aWeiterlesen Billiard – the ideal metaphor for the management of change Changes always take place in a complex environment with various aspects. For controlling purpose boundaries of the areas to beWeiterlesen Explore with PO potentials In digital times, not many people are aware of how limited bivalent choices are. Even though the analogue reality takesWeiterlesen Agility does not tolerate a bonsai style Bonsai is the art of influencing the growth of trees in such a way that the trees have a beautifulWeiterlesen Seeing is believing For good reason have religions the tendency of demonizing pictures. The faith is threatened by information. Figurative representations have theWeiterlesen If we regulated, what we regulate In retrospect, it was always difficult to recognize the valid set of rules in large enterprises. 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