In many organizations, sales are the dominant pulse. Everything from daily conversations to management meetings is characterized by the question: How are sales? It not only influences strategic decisions but often sets the mood for the entire company. A strong month brings relief and pride, a weak month creates anxiety […]
Yearly Archives: 2025
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Intrinsic motivation is a force that is often underestimated in both leadership and organizational development. It is about being driven by joy, curiosity and satisfaction in the task itself, rather than by external rewards such as money, status or assessment. This inner glow is also one of the most powerful […]
Circular economy is not just a way to reduce waste or save resources. It is a completely new logic for how value is created, maintained and reused over time. Despite this, circularity is often seen as a costly sidetrack rather than a strategic asset. Much of this is because we […]
Creativity starts with understanding what it is. Many people go through life without ever reflecting on when they are creative. They solve problems, come up with ideas, improvise or adapt, but don’t see it as creativity. And if you don’t see what you do as creative, it’s not something you […]
Innovation requires movement. Moving forward, even when everything is not yet ready, creates momentum and drives ideas to reality. When teams act quickly, something powerful happens: they build, they test, they discover. Often, this very lead is the basis for the ideas that later prove to be sustainable. Speed becomes […]
In the linear economy, success has historically been based on a clear relationship between growth and resource use. The more we produce, the more resources are consumed, which often generates greater climate impact and more waste. This dependency is called impact coupling. The circular economy challenges this relationship by striving […]
We often talk about creativity as something impulsive, free and perhaps even undisciplined. It is often associated with artists, musicians and writers, not with decision-makers, analysts or strategists. But what happens if we re-evaluate that assumption? What happens if creativity is not the opposite of rationality – but its indispensable […]
In today’s complex world, ecosystem is a common concept in both business strategy and societal development. But a business ecosystem and an innovation ecosystem are two fundamentally different ways of organizing collaboration with different drivers, actors and goals. Understanding these differences is crucial for both organizations and decision-makers. Two types […]
In an era when the world is characterized by complex challenges, from climate change to organizational crises and personal search, there is a growing need for models that do not simplify reality but help us navigate its complexity. One of the most comprehensive models for this is Ken Wilber’s Integral […]
In a world where resources can no longer be taken for granted, companies are facing a necessary change: building businesses that are not dependent on a constant and guaranteed flow of virgin materials. It is not just about sustainability, it is a matter of survival and future profitability. The world […]
We live in a time where we are constantly trying to understand what awaits around the corner. The pace of change is high, and what we build today often has to withstand what we do not yet know. In future-oriented work, scenario planning has therefore become an increasingly important method. […]
We live in a world where problems are increasingly intertwined, dynamic and complex. In order to understand and act wisely in such systems, systems thinking has become an increasingly important way of thinking. But understanding a system does not mean that we automatically create solutions. That is why we also […]
We live in a world built on assumptions. We say that a house stands on a plot of land, that a map is north up, and that cities are something that is on the ground rather than in nature. But what happens if we turn that around? What if many […]
In our quest to create successful projects, we often focus on goals, schedules, budgets, and deliverables. But we rarely stop and ask ourselves: Where in the psychological needs of the project are we really at? How do resource shortages, lack of trust, or unclear roles affect the way we lead […]
We humans often laugh at animal behavior when, seemingly unable to understand the world we have created, they run straight into trouble. Like sea turtles that hatch on the beach and instinctively follow the light toward what they think is the moon across the ocean. But when people place lights […]
In a society characterized by quick decisions, short-term solutions and the pressure to constantly show results, it is easy to lose sight of the question that is perhaps the most important: Where are we really going? We often stop at the needs of the present or try to predict exactly […]
In a world where creativity and innovation are seen as crucial to development, it is becoming clear that it is not enough to give people knowledge. Knowledge in itself is only a potential. It is only when it is used, tested and challenged that it becomes competence. And that transition […]
I still have it, an old silver teaspoon, slightly warped at the handle from being bent. I think I got it from my grandmother, and I now remember how she once said: “You know, you don’t just stir the cup. You also stir the time.” I didn’t understand then. Now […]
We humans have a strong tendency to want to see a clear end to what we do. It’s understandable. When something is “done” it gives a sense of progress, control and a completed effort. It’s also why so much of our everyday lives are organized as projects, with a beginning, […]
We live in a time where complexity has become something of a magnet for smart people. There is something deeply satisfying about understanding things that others don’t quite grasp. When concepts like system innovation, transformative change, and mission-oriented development emerge, the most strategically curious flock to the conversations. It is […]
We often celebrate creativity. It is celebrated in innovation strategies, at conferences and in advertisements for coworking offices. But despite all this appreciation of creativity, it is surprisingly easy to unconsciously kill it. One of the most underestimated killers of creative climates is something that is rarely mentioned in innovation […]
In a world where innovation is rewarded, it is not only about thinking right, but also about acting quickly. There is a power in speed that is often underestimated in creative processes. Being first to market, first with an expression or first with an idea can sometimes outweigh being precise […]
We often want to be more creative. We know that creativity is needed to develop new products, improve organizations, and solve social problems. We also intuitively understand that creativity is something we can train, just like strength or fitness. But despite this insight, surprisingly few people regularly use creative methods, […]
We live in a time where external stimuli are constantly present. The phone vibrates, the news scrolls, content flows in a torrent through the screens. It is easy to believe that this abundance of information makes us more informed, more creative, more up-to-date. But when the access to impressions never […]
In an era of increasing complexity and global crises, we are faced with systems that no longer deliver what they were once intended to do. Inequality, climate change, ill health and resource overuse are not problems with simple solutions. They are symptoms of deeper structures in our social and production […]
A path for deep system change in a complex world. In an era where we need to not only improve our systems but also fundamentally transform them, conventional methods for change are not enough. To address the sustainability crisis, growing inequality or unsustainable value chains, a different way of understanding […]
In the work on system innovation, there is often talk about methods that help us change systems. But before we can change, we must first understand. And sometimes it is precisely in the first phase, where we try to grasp the complexity, that the biggest mistakes occur. We jump too […]
What does it really take to bring about change in complex social systems? When you are in the midst of the consequences of the climate crisis, social gaps or resource waste, it is easy to feel that huge changes are required. But what if the solution is not always to […]
System change does not start with solutions, it starts with understanding. In a complex world where sustainability challenges are intertwined and long-term, more is needed than problem-solving in silos. We need methods that help us see the whole, the relationships and the dynamics – and one of the most powerful […]
In an era of climate crisis, digital transformation and social change, it is no longer enough to improve what is. To create sustainable societies, we need to change entire systems, how we produce, consume, organize and collaborate. One of the most useful methods for understanding and driving such changes is […]