The future after Corona in Germany (and in other countries)

I’m just thinking back to January this year. The new year has just started and the Covid 19 pandemic is not yet relevant in Germany. Everything is going well, the economy is booming and politicians spread good mood. A few weeks later, everything is different. Exit restrictions, economic worries, people with masks. Now everything as slowly returning to normal. But

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The disruption of the financial industry

Note: This article is a collective work by the futurologist Jens Hansen and digital expert Carsten Lexa. Digitization brings us disruptions in a wide variety of industries. Newspaper publishers, video rental companies, retailers, bookstores — all have already undergone a major transformation. The change in the retail business for books was particularly bad especially in the USA. In 2011 the

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How cities can become startup hotspots (p.1) Conditions that are necessary for a lively startup community

When it comes to the hotspots of the startup scene, most think of Silicon Valley, London and Berlin or Paris and Stockholm. And that´s it pretty much. However, it is often forgotten that every city can basically develop a lively start-up community — and the ingredients for that are not that hard to spot. As one of the founding members of “Gründen@Würzburg”,

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The new “Digital Council” in Germany — Panel of “warm words” or powerful council of experts?

The digital transformation offers enormous opportunities for the people in Germany and for society. In order for everyone to be able to participate, the federal government of Germany must set the right political course. But this is exactly what has been the problem in recent years: too little impetus, too hesitant action, too small initiatives. But now everything should be

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Better results in projects – a brief introduction to claim management

For many companies, an important question arises during projects: how can the financial results in a project be improved, with regards to the claims that are on the table? Claim management can be the method of choice. Claim management means all contract management measures that serve either as defence against claims of the other party or as enforcement of ones

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Why Germany needs a ‘Ministry of Digitalisation’? ...and how a petition might change everything

Politics and businesses in Germany have been in agreement for a long time: digitization will change all areas of life and many of the aspects of the economy. Nevertheless, the future federal government of Germany is not planning to establish a Ministry of Digitization. This can endanger the future of Germany as a country, its businesses and its society. In

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The German Startup Monitor 2017: What you need to know about the German startup environment

Where are most of the startups founded and how many employees do they employ on average? Where are the startup strongholds in Germany? What about women and foreigners as founders and how are startups in Germany financed? These and other questions are answered by the “Startup Monitor” (DSM) from the Bundesverband Deutscher Startups e.V. This article shows the most important

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