How lessons learned can be shared effectively and efficiently

How to share lessons learned in organizations and teams efficiently and effectively? A question on which entire libraries are filled. A question which, in the terms of "knowledge management", justifies an entire research and practice strand. Not surprisingly, many interesting things have been written for this purpose. But in the same way, literature also contains … Weiterlesen How lessons learned can be shared effectively and efficiently →

Organizational culture for dynamic stability

This famous quote by Philip Rosenthal is symptomatic of the Western self-conception: change is progression, stagnation is regression. In terms of the economy, this would probably mean that only those companies that continue to develop can survive. If one consistently follows this logic, then the executive management of an organization must constantly change the system … Weiterlesen Organizational culture for dynamic stability →

Approaches for developing learning culture

Last year, as part of the introductory course on education management at the University of St. Gallen, I was invited to give a guest lecture on the topic of "learning culture development". After an introduction to what learning culture is and why we should deal with it (cf. also my other blog post on this … Weiterlesen Approaches for developing learning culture →

Which „digital“ competences do we need in the future? A case study with generic value

I have already described the dynamics of digital transformation in several contributions (cf. Krapf 2017; Krapf 2016a). In a specific contribution, I also discussed the importance of elaborate (action) competences and their systemic safeguarding in the new age of automation. In an age in which machines are not only replacing our muscle power, but are … Weiterlesen Which „digital“ competences do we need in the future? A case study with generic value →

A holistic approach to agility

Agility is on everyone's lips. And rightly so. As is now repeated almost everywhere like a prayer wheel: the world is changing ever faster. The change becomes a constant. And dealing with this constant change inevitably leads companies to the concept of agility. In the broader sense, agility means that organizations are capable of adapting … Weiterlesen A holistic approach to agility →

Digitalization is the present, don’t neglect thinking about the future

Digitalization and digital transformation are often used interchangeably. Even though the former depicts the third and the latter the forth industrial revolution (see Krapf 2017b; Krapf 2016). Those who reflect on the digitalization could therefore neglect the future. I’d like to elucidate this claim with a short comparison between digitalization and digital transformation. Digitalization as … Weiterlesen Digitalization is the present, don’t neglect thinking about the future →

Agile organizational structure – a framework for context-specific design

Against the background of the increasing dynamics of change resulting from digital transformation, agility receives a high degree of attention. Agility is thereby understood as the ability to respond to changes effectively and efficiently (Häusling und Fischer 2016, p. 30; Zobel 2005, p. 160). However, depending on the discipline, a slightly different focus is chosen. … Weiterlesen Agile organizational structure – a framework for context-specific design →

Why and how agility is needed to handle the Digital Transformation

The Digital Transformation in the sense of the fourth industrial revolution is not comparable with the Digitalization, which characterized the third industrial revolution (Bauer et al. 2014, S. 10). Even though both terms are used interchangeably in the vernacular, there are significant differences. In comparison to the Digitalization the Digital Transformation brings an even higher … Weiterlesen Why and how agility is needed to handle the Digital Transformation →

In the three-step to innovation

Competition is intensifying, margins are eroding and innovative start-ups are pushing the sluggish giants. Well-known companies such as Kodak, Nokia or Blackberry have not only lost much of their former nimbus of the innovative pioneer and dominant market leader, they are now fighting for survival. If the literature is to be believed, there seems to … Weiterlesen In the three-step to innovation →