Insights & Thoughts
Insights on digitalization, leadership, and the future of work.
From Luxury Good to Exorbitant Product: Why Chocolate is Becoming Unaffordable
An analysis of exploding chocolate prices between 2021 and 2026, the nasty trick of shrinkflation, and the question of greedflation.
From Worker to Thinker: The Great Liberation Through AI?
We stand on the threshold of the most significant revolution in human history. It's not just about technology; it's about our identity. For centuries, humans have been misused as cheap labor, as machines – on assembly lines, in administration, in mundane routines. Is that about to end? We are not merely in a technological revolution. We are at the dawn of a new human species: **The Liberated.** For centuries, human history was a story of subjugation to the dictates of matter. Those who owned the machines owned the time and life force of those who had to operate them. But this dark cycle of dull routine, physical exploitation, and intellectual stagnation is nearing its end. Artificial intelligence is not our competitor – it is the exorcist that banishes the "mechanical" from human existence.
The Throne in Heaven, Chaos on Earth: Why Religion Often Clashes with Democracy
The yearning for the absolute Democracy is demanding. It is based on compromises, gray areas, and the painful realization that no one possesses the complete truth. Religion, however, often offers the exact opposite: an absolute truth, clear morality, and a divine lawgiver who is not subject to elections. In this field of tension, a desire for anti-democracy often arises – not out of malice, but from a deep yearning for order, purity, and a supposedly higher justice. We look behind the scenes of these motivations.
Digital Transformation is Not a Technology Project
Digital transformation is not an IT upgrade, but a radical reorientation of corporate culture to meet the demands of a networked world. Simply pouring outdated processes into software merely accelerates existing chaos instead of creating new value. True change doesn't happen on the server, but in the minds of those willing to break down analog silos and rethink collaboration. Ultimately, the winner is not the company with the most expensive software, but the one with the highest strategic adaptability and a living data culture.
The Rise of the Architect: From Coder to Strategist
The world of software development is now open to anyone who can formulate a clear sentence. Of course, programming knowledge is still beneficial. And AI-generated code can also be used to enhance one's own programming skills or to learn new things.
E-commerce is Dead, Long Live E-commerce
Those declared dead live longer
AI: Curse or Blessing for SMEs?
Artificial intelligence will revolutionize the world of work. Those who snooze now might not wake up.
Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
From Director to Gardener