Ideas don’t always arise from thinking. Sometimes, they emerge in the in-between. Maybe you know this moment:Suddenly, there’s an idea.An image or a sentence. Something that felt out of reach before and now seems completely natural.And I ask myself:Why now?Why not when I was actively searching for it? What I’ve learned:Such impulses rarely come under
In the morning, before the day starts, I sometimes take three minutes.Not always. Not perfectly. But often enough to notice the difference: I sit down. No technique, no timer.Just the question:With what attitude do I want to go through the day today? Not: What do I have to accomplish?But rather: What do I want to
How Dynamic Facilitation Helped an NGO Team Reconnect Recently, I supported an NGO team caught in a deep-seated conflict.It wasn’t just about different perspectives there were tensions, hurt feelings, and misunderstandings.A classic moderation approach would have failed here.So I turned to Dynamic Facilitation. What makes this approach so powerful? 1. Naming emotions brings clarity and
Improv Techniques as a Catalyst for Innovation A few days ago, I attended an improv show with the Frizzles Improv Theater in Cologne, and it reminded me once again how important it is to embrace the ideas of others instead of shooting them down.Thanks to ImproCologne for the basics of improvisation, which I love to
Are you empathetic? Empathy in the workplace and at management level is a recurring topic of discussion. Especially during the pandemic, we have learnt how important it is to feel safe and in good hands. And yet I keep coming across interesting comments: ‘Empathy is only for softies or wimps.’‘Empathy is wishy-washy.’‘Empathy, okay, all well
How long can you maintain your focus without thinking about anything other than the task at hand?
In business cultures (for example, in Germany) where perfectionism, like high quality and top engineering, have been part of the business model, experiments and projects are not expected to fail.
In Krisenzeiten kann sich der Geist nur schwer von übermäßigem Denken, Ängsten und Hilflosigkeit freimachen.
Our work constantly challenges us. There are always new hurdles to overcome, we fail, experience rejection, discover unknown terrain.
We would like to have new approaches to challenges for which we have no answer yet, whether it is to solve a customer need in a new way or to make processes faster and more efficient with digital technologies.
