CONNECTING THE DOTS
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 […]
Read More The Enterprise Evolution: From Hierarchichal Institutions To ProtocolsIf 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 […]
Read More Just Do It!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 […]
Read More Let’s try more interdisciplinarity – even if the word sucks!“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 […]
Read More FinishabilityWe 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 […]
Read More Dropping ExpectationsDer 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 […]
Read More Relevante Nachrichten – oder die Personalisierung der News auf YiGGTwitter wasn’t an overnight success – Jack Dorsey describes how his idea evolved.
Read More Jack Dorsey: The Founding of TwitterInvisible 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.
Read More Invisible Cities – The Whereabouts Of Your Social GraphDas 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 […]
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