English The inherent blur of each message By using Wingding's Alt-C 120 you can create eight triangles at the touch of a button that in some culturesWeiterlesen Glow without substance As virtualization progresses, the qualities of things, facts and, above all, people become more and more important. The selection ofWeiterlesen When the old is gone and the new emerges The old has always been the continuation of something familiar with comprehensible technical innovations. The aforementioned cab driver switched fromWeiterlesen The brand stamp – the ideal metaphor for cultural imprint Common sense is influenced, when you daily take in fictional images of the media that are internalized by the mindWeiterlesen The Damocles Sword for managers – the level of incompetence If the career accelerates further and further and the values get lost on the way, then the incompetence lurks behindWeiterlesen When the old is gone and the new is not yet available After IT has been promising for years to change the world of work, it seems to be really taking offWeiterlesen Win-win through active listening A negotiation talk should, for obvious reasons, not be a battle, where one side wins. Once a party is leavingWeiterlesen Crossroad – the ideal metaphor for a decision When the working world gets rearranged, the basic conditions seem to change fundamentally. Yet start-ups have always relied on theWeiterlesen Following the familiar into the niche or better doing something else In the meantime the speed of change is so high that several cycles take place within a lifetime - differentWeiterlesen The VSM provides, what everybody needs For a very long time, the horizontal and vertical division of labor was the basis for the breakdown of economicWeiterlesen BMX – the ideal metaphor for agility Bicycles are a good example of how everything is becoming more and more fragmented. Here a small change and thereWeiterlesen The kernel of the brute – the ideal metaphor for the real meaning The world is a closed system, an organism called Gaia. The original trigger and only possible inflow of new energyWeiterlesen The Ice cover – the ideal metaphor for risk As soon as the temperatures fall below zero, an ice cover forms on water. In standing waters faster than inWeiterlesen More agile with platforms It is not sufficient to have a promising business idea. There are many hurdles to overcome before the actual workWeiterlesen The glass – the ideal metaphor for a message The ways to send an idea on its journey are limited to the means of our perception. Usually, we transportWeiterlesen Saint-Exupery´s hat – the ideal metaphor for facts Once data is regulated in a new way, the question is back: what is correct data? Some of it isWeiterlesen Mechanisms of Design Everybody, who is competing for people's attention, is looking for starting points that let them stand out from the rushWeiterlesen The dream – the ideal metaphor for boundlessness Even if we have the impression that we completely zone out at night, we process the events of the day.Weiterlesen The stage of life – the ideal metaphor for maturity An important tool in VUCA's time is the intuitive understanding of the maturity levels that all artifacts and individuals goWeiterlesen Storytelling lives from the Gestalt Fifty percent of daily business should consist of conveying the results of the other fifty percent. Already Henry Ford wasWeiterlesen ProCons of networks Increasing volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) can no longer be mastered with the rigid structures of the past. CollaborationWeiterlesen Properties of a network The boundaries of companies dissolve in favor of cross-border networks. Actors and relationships, interests and data, expectations and information, businessWeiterlesen Ingredients of a network With the new millennium, a new sphere of relationships to one another has emerged - the Internet. Thus, the materialWeiterlesen When democracy is actually none Since the fifties of the last century, the world population tripled to 7.5 billion. At the same time, one-tenth ofWeiterlesen The Bridge – the ideal metaphor for transition The main reason for a bridge is crossing a hard-to-manage gap, such as a river, a sea or a valley.Weiterlesen The flame – the ideal metaphor for enthusiasm Enthusiasm is the fuel that propels the economy. Since 2001, the Gallup institute unfortunately determines in its Engagement Index thatWeiterlesen It’s not always a problem – for everybody The crucial question is not whether conspicuities are a problem, but for whom and from when. The starting point forWeiterlesen Unnecessary loss of friction in the process Business procedures, such as the development of new services, the procurement of material, the production of goods or the distributionWeiterlesen The Why needs perspectives The answer to Why is not an easy thing, because it leads to different results due to the different perspectives.Weiterlesen The essential reason for BPM Time flies and the employees are working step by step until they are finished. Being finished means that the customers,Weiterlesen Shape associations Visual depictions always contain the three basic shapes: circle, square and triangle. What is often overlooked is the subliminal, additionalWeiterlesen Culture – the essential information bubble A look at cultures always takes place from the individual perspective of the own origin. The description uses words, associationsWeiterlesen The bait – the ideal metaphor for an appeal Experienced anglers have a variety of baits available: spinners, wobblers, jerk and swim baits, streamers etc. Basically, these baits attractWeiterlesen Consultants – Magician, Maker, Co-worker Since the beginning of the information age, employment has shifted away from physical to mental work. These services, which areWeiterlesen The challenges of a platform Platforms allow nowadays new business models. While in the past a business had to build the necessary infrastructure itself, todayWeiterlesen Game rules – the ideal metaphor for the elements of Governance All team sports have the playing field, the types of player, and the rules of the game in common. FromWeiterlesen Killer phrases – contradiction without comprehension We spend a lot of time and money preparing and conducting discourses of all kinds. The involved people have toWeiterlesen Polaris – the ideal metaphor for a business landmark On the open sea and without appropriate landmarks people orient themselves with the help of the sky. During the day,Weiterlesen What constitutes a platform New business models become reality, due to the saturation of the economy with computers and networks. Uber, AirBnB, Alibaba, YoutubeWeiterlesen The adequate quantity – the phantom of planning Imagine somebody is planning a trip from Hannover to Madrid and is trying to fill his VW Golf with 100Weiterlesen ‹ 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 11 ›