It is said that a brain‘s size positively correlates with its host‘s level of intelligence. The ability of human beings to use tools in very elaborate ways, to create art or to invent and tell stories to each others, seems to prove a certain supremacy over other creatures. As long as we won‘t have discovered…
Category: Ideas
Bridging The Gap
Yesterday over lunch, we discussed the libertarian notion of essentially getting rid of legacy complexity, such as legislation, regulation, etc. Some of the early proponents and creators of crypto currencies have expressed libertarian world views by trying to leave the monetary system of central banks and hand over the power of money creation to the…
Beyond Logic
At school, I was never good in maths. At the university, I was interested in statistics, but only marginally. Honestly, I started tu learn about the beauty of maths many years later, when working with more intelligent people than me who understand computers and data, in general. After I started working on Blockchain and other…
Change Agents
A change agent is a person from inside or outside the organisation who helps an organisation transform itself by focusing on such matters as organisational effectiveness, improvement, and development. This is, what the dictionary says. For me, change agents are everywhere, and always behind the next corner. My behaviour could be defined as my actions…
The Enterprise Evolution: From Hierarchichal Institutions To Protocols
From the early days of capitalism, when from 1633 the Hollandische Mercurius referred to capitalists as the owners of capital, on to David Ricardo who, in his Principles of Political Economy and Taxation is seen as the one who actually coined the term capitalism, until today: the structure and behavior of the enterprise as the…
Just Do It!
If I want to drink something, I do it. If I want to go to bed, I do it. If I want to listen to the music, I do it. If I want to go out for dinner, I do it. if I want to see my friends, I do it. If I want to…
Let’s Try More Interdisciplinarity!
There are some words which I don’t like at all but which stand for something I like very much. One of those words is interdisciplinarity. Most definitions of interdisciplinarity focus on what it is rather than how it’s performed. Klein and Newell refer to interdisciplinarity as a process, but in a more general way: A…
Finishability
“Finishability” is a qualitative term that describes the ease of being able to screed and finish concrete. But you Can also use it in many other contexts, such as communication. If you’re equipped with a certain finishability, people will listen to you, understand you and cooperate with you. Think of finishability as an antidote to…
Dropping Expectations
We tend to start any interaction with our fellow co-humans based on certain expectations. This is true especially for long-term private relationships as well as for business environments. What would happen if we dropped our expectations and interacted without any Interpretation of our counterpart’s reactions? Starting from my personal experiences, I suggest to skip any…
Relevante Nachrichten – oder die Personalisierung der News auf YiGG
Der aktive Nachrichtenkonsum der meisten Deutschen ist durch zwei wesentliche Entscheidungen geprägt: jeder Mensch interessiert sich vorrangig für bestimmte Themen und vertraut dabei auf ausgewählte Nachrichtenquellen. Genau diesen Umstand bilden wir mit dem neuesten Update auf YiGG ab: Zu jeder Nachricht werden in der rechten Spalte die Quelle und die in der Nachricht enthaltenen Themen…
Jack Dorsey: The Founding of Twitter
Twitter wasn’t an overnight success – Jack Dorsey describes how his idea evolved.
Invisible Cities – The Whereabouts Of Your Social Graph
Invisible Cities from Christian Marc Schmidt on Vimeo. Where do your friends in Facebook, Twitter et al. live in the real life? This fascinating project Invisible Cities of Christian Marc Schnmidt and Liangjie Xia reveal the whereabouts of your social graph.
Internet for Peace Nobel Prize
Das Internet ist Long Tail – diese gesicherte Erkenntnis führt doch immer wieder zu erstaunlichen Ergebnissen. Vor knapp 6 Monaten habe ich ein kurzes Video aufgenommen, in dem ich beschreibe, warum das Internet meiner Meinung nach den Friedensnobelpreis bekommen solle. Dem vorausgegangen waren mehrere Gespräche und ein Treffen mit Riccardo Luna, dem Chefredakteur von Wired…
