No way back?

Look down at your keyboard most likely you will see: QWERTZ. Our standard order of letters was necessary in the mechanical set up of typewriters. However, it never got questioned or changed in our digital age. This is an example path dependence. Path dependence is a methaporical description of an organizational phenomena that leads to … Continue reading No way back?

What to do in a VUCA world?

Fast-changing periods have always existed in global history however challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic but also climate change or digitalization make us face a more VUCA world than ever before. Copyright Jeroen Kraaijenbrink The acronomy VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) was developed in the US Army to prepare future generals for their challenging work … Continue reading What to do in a VUCA world?