Let’s get Agile!
Das Thema Agilität beschäftigt uns im xm-institute nicht nur aus der Sicht der angewandten Forschung und Toolentwicklung. Vielmehr sehen wir neben Start-Ups in denen agile Haltung, Methoden und Konzepte seit [...]
Thought Bites: Cargo Cult
In seinem diesjährigen Talk zur re:publica 2016 in Berlin hat Gunter Dueck das Thema Cargo Cult aufgegriffen. Grund genug, diesem Thema einen kurzes "Thounght Bite" zu widmen: Cargo Cults sind [...]
Trying Harder Does Not Work
Challenges of today and tomorrow cannot be met with approaches of yesterday - by guest blogger Patrick Halek - Cold coffee - but very dangerous It’s no news at [...]
What Young Leaders Really Want? Real Leadership Development!
Money, power, success? Over decades these aspects were assumed as the key desires of managers by the broad public. But is this still the case? A recent MIT study identified aspects, what talented young leaders [...]
Agile Organisation – Das OA Oscillation Field
Das Thema Agile Organisation ist einer der aktuellen Forschungsschwerpunkte des xm-institute. Wir arbeiten hier im Bereich der Anwendungsentwicklung sowohl in der Theorie, wie auch gemeinsam mit Unternehmen an der Begriffsbildung und Umsetzung agile [...]
The Networked Organization Reloaded
Since the 1990ies we discuss the networked organization as a specific organisational form, which stays in contrast to the traditional hierarchical form and market oriented structures. Myself I wrote my [...]
Post-earthquake aid: No, Change is not the last step in a project!
Very often, we as Change Management Consultants are called very late in a project to solve a crisis situation. The project was set up and started well, but then the project [...]
Why do CEO’s so seldom use staff meetings
Last week, I organised a field trip in Hamburg, visiting successful companies talking about innovation and creativity. When listening to the young leaders in one online startup company, one question that came [...]
Interfaces – vernachlässigte Aspekte im Organisationsdesign
Traditionell fokussieren wir als Menschen gerne auf die Objekte und Lebewesen, die uns umgeben. In der Architektur diskutieren wir die Fassaden und Räume, im sozialen schreiben wir Menschen gerne Eigenschaften zu und [...]
Apple Watch & Co – A tool for a Quantified Self in the work life?
The Apple watch is now available since a few month. And although you only see a few of them in real life, Apple seems to be successfully started with a [...]