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Agile tools for reserve officers - fit for the challenges of tomorrow

The aim of the "Agile Tools for Bundeswehr Reserve Officers (MAKRO)" project was to sustainably strengthen the problem-solving skills and efficiency of the participants using modern and co-creative methods.

In collaboration with the Münchner Arbeitskreis Reserveoffiziere e.V. (MAKRO), I developed an interactive strategy and innovation workshop tailored specifically to the requirements of this target group.

The focus was on agile tools from my "Value Design Lab", which were taught in a practical way and applied directly. As a moderator, I ensured tangible results and sustainable learning experiences.

The workshop results were prepared in a structured manner and made available digitally - for long-term knowledge transfer and the integration of agile working methods into the everyday lives of reserve officers.

The result: strengthened skills, increased commitment and a modern mindset for the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Business Model For Teams

The international bestseller Business Model for Teams shows how companies really work - and how each individual team member actively contributes to success. After all, who wants to be just a cog in the wheel? We want to recognize and feel the meaning of our work! Tim Clark and Bruce Hazen demonstrate how managers can use the Business Model Canvas to make it clear to every employee what contribution he or she makes to the success of the business - at company, department and team level.

Business Model for Teams provides the urgently needed tool for one of the most challenging management tasks of our time:
being the coach of an independently operating team and aligning employees with others in a targeted manner towards common corporate goals. This cultural change from "I" to "we" is much easier if everyone involved has a common vision - a good basis for reinvention, innovation and transformation.

I am grateful and proud to be one of the 225 experts from 38 countries who helped develop this book.

• A new book from the successful business model family.
• Clark and Hazen impressively illustrate the connection between strategy (business model) and internal processes.
• The aim of this book is to anchor systems thinking at all levels of the company - so that all departments and employees understand and experience themselves as a unit ("interdependent teamwork").

Business Model for Teams is a practical guide to modern leadership that helps companies to rethink their structures and make them fit for the future.

Topics: #BusinessModelForTeams #TeamTransformation #TeamReinvention #ModernLeadership #InterdependentTeamwork #InnovationInBusiness

Business Model You

The international bestseller Business Model You describes an innovative and effective methodology in four steps that can be used to develop individual, personal business models.

This method offers people the opportunity to adapt to a constantly changing world of work in a targeted manner - or to discover new, more fulfilling perspectives in their professional life. It creates a good basis for reinvention, innovation and transformation - both on a personal and professional level.

The method comes from the successful authors of the bestseller Business Model Generation - and I am proud to be one of the 328 co-authors of this unique work.

Business Model You has been published in over 15 languages and has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide to reinvent themselves in the middle of their career path or to give their career a more attractive, meaningful direction.

It is more than just a book - it is a tool for anyone who wants to actively shape their professional life and position themselves for the future. An invitation to personal transformation - well-founded, practical and inspiring.

Topics: #BusinessModelYou #PersonalTransformation #ReinventionJourney #FutureOfWork #CareerRethinking

Real Time Innovation

"Imagine the world is becoming wonderful - and it's your fault."

As co-author, I have made this sentence the guiding principle of our reflections on innovation processes. Because a look at the past shows: The most effective innovations have always emerged when social or ecological changes have triggered uncertainty, crises - or even a desire for something new.

I am convinced that innovation unfolds its true power when it actively shapes our future and gives us hope for a world worth living in. It is not primarily there to generate short-term profits through technical innovations - but to create real added value and bring good into the world. And that is precisely what is more important today than ever before.

Our society is facing challenges that can no longer be overcome with conventional approaches and solutions. That's why we need new approaches - and a good basis for reinvention, innovation and transformation.

The younger generation sees start-ups as an opportunity to realize themselves, their values and their dreams. At the same time, established companies are coming under increasing pressure to develop new approaches to innovation in order to remain successful and sustainable in the long term due to the rapid pace of change - such as digitalization, automation and globalization.

Politicians have also woken up: decision-makers are looking for strategies to secure competitiveness and shape the future through targeted innovation promotion.

Our understanding of innovation is also constantly changing. It evolves, adapts - and itself becomes a mirror of change. If you want to be innovative today, you not only need ideas, but also the courage to change and a common vision.

Topics: #RealTimeInnovation #DynamicInnovation #PurposeDrivenInnovation #ShapingTheFuture #ReinventionMindset #InnovationWithImpact

Quality in start-up support

I am co-author of a specialist article in this anthology, which is dedicated to the general topic of "Quality in start-up support". The focus is on central questions regarding the selection of suitable methods in the practical support of prospective founders - as well as aspects of assessment and evaluation. After all, quality is reflected in the fulfillment of requirements - but these have not yet been uniformly defined in start-up support.

The anthology provides a good basis for reinvention, innovation and transformation in start-up support by highlighting new perspectives and critically scrutinizing existing approaches.

A total of 30 contributions approach the topic from different angles. The volume combines scientific-research-based, conceptual, evaluative as well as practice- and experience-oriented contributions. The contents are divided into two main sections:

• Part 1: Conceptual foundations and impulses for the further development of quality and methods in start-up support
• Part 2: Start-up and skills development in action - methods, approaches and experiences from university and non-university contexts

The starting point for the book was the 3rd BIEM Symposium, which took place in Potsdam in June 2010 under the title
"Methods in start-up teaching, start-up coaching and start-up consulting - interventions and innovations".

The anthology makes an important contribution to the professionalization of start-up support - and offers all those working in this field valuable impulses for the further development of their work. It provides orientation in a dynamic environment and thus lays a solid foundation for forward-looking changes.

Topics: #Fostering start-ups #Culture of innovation #Quality development #EntrepreneurshipEducation #Transformation in the start-up context

Innovation in the hospitality industry

The hospitality industry of the early 21st century was characterized by accelerated and sometimes erratic changes in the framework conditions.
As hosts, we faced intense national and international competition - confronted with rapid technological progress and constantly changing customer needs. As travel experience grew, so did guests' expectations. At the same time, new business models entered the market and quickly gained in importance.

It therefore became essential for hoteliers and restaurateurs to continuously come up with innovative solutions to ensure the future viability of their businesses. Innovation became a survival strategy - and a good basis for reinvention, innovation and transformation in a dynamic industry.

• But what exactly do we mean by innovation?
• What triggers it?
• Where does innovation work begin - and is it ever complete?
• What factors drive innovation?
• How can innovation be systematized?
• And how do you create a climate of innovation in the company?

This book provides answers to these and many other questions.
It combines theoretical principles with numerous practical examples and interviews - making it a valuable companion on the path to your own innovation strategy. In addition to the potential for success, prerequisites and methods for implementing sustainable ideas, it also shows the paths of successful innovators - as inspiration for your own departure.

Experienced entrepreneurs as well as service providers in the start-up phase will find sound support for planning, implementing and evaluating their innovation activities in this practical work.
It provides orientation in a complex environment - and creates a solid foundation for sustainable change.

I am delighted to have made a contribution to this important book with the chapter "Successfully implementing ideas with the help of professional innovation workshops".

Topics: #HospitalityInnovation #FutureHospitality #InnovationStrategy #TransformationLeadership #ReinventionInBusiness