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Climate change is one of the most pressing global issues of our time, with its devastating effects felt by communities worldwide. The sheer complexity of the problem can leave us feeling helpless and overwhelmed. Nevertheless, there is a widespread belief that technology is the key to solving the devastating climate crisis. Various technological solutions such … Read more

As always, we start by saying what we want to say, and then we say it. The new powerful AI systems that we can’t stop discussing these days raise fears that creative human work will be outsourced. At the heart of these fears is the idea that there will be a clear division of labor … Read more

This is a sneak peek into an upcoming paper on the pitfalls of generative AI, written by our co-founder Markus Peschl. We’ll link it here once it’s published. The AI revolution is all over the media, and rightly so. The technology is indeed impressive. Much has been said about its capabilities, but many observers and … Read more

List of Articles on our Guiding Principles Prelude: What Organizations Have in Common With Living Systems Principle #1: Radical Openness Principle #2 Sensing the Core Principle #3: Latent Potentials Principle #4 Design und Co-creation Principle #5: Emergence Principle #6: Enabling Principle #7: Learning from the Future as it Emerges This is the final blog post … Read more

With the holidays nearing, you might finally find time to sit down with a good book. We have compiled our reading list to help you pick one for the long winter evenings. We asked our colleagues to recommend inspirational books for leaders and to explain their choice shortly. Let the selection below expand your mind … Read more

Blockchain technology has been used to supercharge financial markets. Yet, currently, the downsides of crypto investments are more visible than ever. We seem to witness a bursting bubble. Has the crypto hype thus been debunked? Or, once the fog lifts, will we learn which blockchain promise really holds water? A bursting bubble and ensuing crisis … Read more

List of Articles on our Guiding Principles Prelude: What Organizations Have in Common With Living Systems Principle #1: Radical Openness Principle #2 Sensing the Core Principle #3: Latent Potentials Principle #4 Design und Co-creation Principle #5: Emergence Principle #6: Enabling Principle #7: Learning from the Future as it Emerges Before we get into the topic, … Read more

Strolling around in small, provincial villages and towns across Europe has become increasingly depressing over the past decades. Deserted local centers with empty, dusted shop windows and little daily activities to observe have created the characteristic picture of contemporary village life. The city’s promise of economic and cultural prosperity, social attachment, and lived liberalism has … Read more

In 1991, the Heineken Treat and Information Centre opened its doors to visitors. It was located on the site of a former brewery in De Pijp district of Amsterdam, close to the city center. Initially, it offered tours of the brewery and presented the history of the brand to its visitors. Over the years, it … Read more

This is an excerpt from a draft of an article that will appear in 2022 in an anthology on human(e) learning spaces by Christine Kohlert, published by Springer. Innovation deals with the future by intervening in our environment and shaping it. But if we don’t just want to optimize existing solutions or innovate incrementally, we … Read more