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By using Wingding's Alt-C 120 you can create eight triangles at the touch of a button that in some cultures
The inherent blur of each message
As virtualization progresses, the qualities of things, facts and, above all, people become more and more important. The selection of
Glow without substance
The old has always been the continuation of something familiar with comprehensible technical innovations. The aforementioned cab driver switched from
When the old is gone and the new emerges
Common sense is influenced, when you daily take in fictional images of the media that are internalized by the mind
The brand stamp - the ideal metaphor for cultural imprint
If the career accelerates further and further and the values get lost on the way, then the incompetence lurks behind
The Damocles Sword for managers - the level of incompetence
After IT has been promising for years to change the world of work, it seems to be really taking off
When the old is gone and the new is not yet available
A negotiation talk should, for obvious reasons, not be a battle, where one side wins. Once a party is leaving
Win-win through active listening
When the working world gets rearranged, the basic conditions seem to change fundamentally. Yet start-ups have always relied on the
Crossroad - the ideal metaphor for a decision
In the meantime the speed of change is so high that several cycles take place within a lifetime - different
Following the familiar into the niche or better doing something else
For a very long time, the horizontal and vertical division of labor was the basis for the breakdown of economic
The VSM provides, what everybody needs
Bicycles are a good example of how everything is becoming more and more fragmented. Here a small change and there
BMX - the ideal metaphor for agility
The world is a closed system, an organism called Gaia. The original trigger and only possible inflow of new energy
The kernel of the brute - the ideal metaphor for the real meaning
As soon as the temperatures fall below zero, an ice cover forms on water. In standing waters faster than in
The Ice cover - the ideal metaphor for risk
It is not sufficient to have a promising business idea. There are many hurdles to overcome before the actual work
More agile with platforms
The ways to send an idea on its journey are limited to the means of our perception. Usually, we transport
The glass - the ideal metaphor for a message
Once data is regulated in a new way, the question is back: what is correct data? Some of it is
Saint-Exupery´s hat - the ideal metaphor for facts
Everybody, who is competing for people's attention, is looking for starting points that let them stand out from the rush
Mechanisms of Design
Even if we have the impression that we completely zone out at night, we process the events of the day.
The dream - the ideal metaphor for boundlessness
An important tool in VUCA's time is the intuitive understanding of the maturity levels that all artifacts and individuals go
The stage of life - the ideal metaphor for maturity
Fifty percent of daily business should consist of conveying the results of the other fifty percent. Already Henry Ford was
Storytelling lives from the Gestalt
Increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) can no longer be mastered with the rigid structures of the past. Collaboration
ProCons of networks
The boundaries of companies dissolve in favor of cross-border networks. Actors and relationships, interests and data, expectations and information, business
Properties of a network
With the new millennium, a new sphere of relationships to one another has emerged - the Internet. Thus, the material
Ingredients of a network
Since the fifties of the last century, the world population tripled to 7.5 billion. At the same time, one-tenth of
When democracy is actually none
The main reason for a bridge is crossing a hard-to-manage gap, such as a river, a sea or a valley.
The Bridge - the ideal metaphor for transition
Enthusiasm is the fuel that propels the economy. Since 2001, the Gallup institute unfortunately determines in its Engagement Index that
The flame - the ideal metaphor for enthusiasm
The crucial question is not whether conspicuities are a problem, but for whom and from when. The starting point for
It's not always a problem - for everybody
Business procedures, such as the development of new services, the procurement of material, the production of goods or the distribution
Unnecessary loss of friction in the process
The answer to Why is not an easy thing, because it leads to different results due to the different perspectives.
The Why needs perspectives
Time flies and the employees are working step by step until they are finished. Being finished means that the customers,
The essential reason for BPM
Visual depictions always contain the three basic shapes: circle, square and triangle. What is often overlooked is the subliminal, additional
Shape associations
A look at cultures always takes place from the individual perspective of the own origin. The description uses words, associations
Culture - the essential information bubble
Experienced anglers have a variety of baits available: spinners, wobblers, jerk and swim baits, streamers etc. Basically, these baits attract
The bait - the ideal metaphor for an appeal
Since the beginning of the information age, employment has shifted away from physical to mental work. These services, which are
Consultants  - Magician, Maker, Co-worker
Platforms allow nowadays new business models. While in the past a business had to build the necessary infrastructure itself, today
The challenges of a platform
All team sports have the playing field, the types of player, and the rules of the game in common. From
Game rules - the ideal metaphor for the elements of Governance
We spend a lot of time and money preparing and conducting discourses of all kinds. The involved people have to
Killer phrases - contradiction without comprehension
On the open sea and without appropriate landmarks people orient themselves with the help of the sky. During the day,
Polaris - the ideal metaphor for a business landmark
New business models become reality, due to the saturation of the economy with computers and networks. Uber, AirBnB, Alibaba, Youtube
What constitutes a platform
Imagine somebody is planning a trip from Hannover to Madrid and is trying to fill his VW Golf with 100
The adequate quantity - the phantom of planning