Those who have heard of our concept CHANGCE-thinking will know that our gamified kick-off, the CHANGCE-Game, is a cornerstone of the methodology. A playing surface, roles and chance cards are used to go on a hunt for chances within an organisation. With this new workshop approach, we systematically identify change potentials of an enterprise, together…
Some people earn their salary by uncovering problems and eliminating these. Others do so by identifying chances and exploiting them. Where do you see yourself? Keyword “German Angst”. “We Germans are a folk of the worrisome, do not live through a day without existential fear and hate change,” wrote the author Harald Czycholl. And other…
How do we develop the skill to identify and exploit chances and change potential successfully? Professional athletes and artists, such as musicians, train and exercise their basic skills daily. How is this handled in enterprises and organisations? A core aspect and a central question is the following: How do we develop a consciousness, that the…
Let is rethink existing habits, formalised processes and rigid structures. The logical initial situation and the senseless school of thought: German organisations and enterprises focus on avoiding risk and neglect chances. We can find a risk management department in all of them. Not one for chance management, however. The fear of risks literally devours chances…
Chances are like rough diamonds. Once processed they are extremely valuable. How can we revolutionise our attitude towards chances and the changes they imply? We dream of chances, seldomly of change or transformation. However, it seems illogical to leave thinking in chances unfinished. Primarily, because a chance will always remain one if nothing is done…
Electromobility floods the Market “The transformation of our industry will be stopped by nothing.“ (Matthias Müller, press release Volkswagen, 11.09.2017) Slowly but steadily OEM’s and suppliers are realising the danger ahead. “The transformation of our industry will be stopped by nothing,”1 says the chairman of the board of directors Matthias Müller of Volkswagen. With regards…
The EuroSPI 20171 (European System, Software & Service Process Improvement & Innovation) took place in Ostrava, Czech Republic this year, from September 5th-7th. Today the EuroSPI initiative looks back upon 24 years of tradition, entails a steadily growing community from more than 28 nations and with its annually held conferences in Europe and Asia attracts…
Our world continues to develop towards a multicultural environment. The individual and its unique perspective are put into new contexts and linked with others, leading to multifaceted mindsets. In the economical context, this is nowadays exploited to create a competitive advantage: groups containing different personalities and role types achieve a higher performance than those of…
Serious Gaming in Enterprises – Increasing Effectiveness through Gamification Games, fun and tension … and effectiveness? First impression: these do not go well together. But wouldn’t they make for an interesting mix at the workplace? Games are associated with fun and delight and who wouldn’t like to boast about “playing” at the office? For one,…
The world is constantly changing and is doing so rapidly – new technologies, global connection, globalization and digitalization affect our work life and day-to-day. This lets our opportunities and chances grow, while changing the challenges we have to face. “Everything changes and nothing stands still.“ – Heraklit von Ephesus In the past five years,…
