It’s well known that the digital transformation has had an effect on markets, their power structures and entire business models. Another innovation which contains the potential for conflict has recently been introduced by the multimedia giant Mediamarkt and the retail chain Rewe. The so-called “Price Tag Revolution“ will see the classic printed labels on shelves […]

Technology, sofware and data networks have continually changed the music business and recording possibilities for musicians. Though the transition from vinyl to CD was only a change of medium, it did make degradation-free copying of music possible for the first time. The MP3 download and then later Streaming freed music from the necessity of having […]

At eight o’clock in the morning the world is still in order. The branch manager opens the doors, staff stand at the ready behind counters and in consultation rooms. The good old banking world is (still) in order. But what happens during lunch, between twelve and one o’clock. And after the branch closes at five […]

Advanced technology is first developed in the US or Europe, it catches on in these countries and then slowly, if at all, it is introduced into developing countries – this is the order we have come to expect. It is Africa, however, of all places, which is emerging as a pioneer in the development of […]

Heading off to Munich without any skis: there are very few reasons why someone born and bred in Hamburg would do such a thing. One reason though, is of course the ISPO. The ISPO once again confirmed its status as the leading exhibition in the sporting industry and remains the most important platform worldwide with […]

Amazon, Zalando, Ebay – they’ve all permanently changed our purchasing behavior, especially our expectations as regards the speed of delivery. Few years ago I would have been happy if my purchase landed in my post box within a week. Now, however, I look nervously at the online tracking information after only one day and then […]

The first car sharing organization, the Owner Drivers Cooperative (die Selbstfahrergenossenschaft), was established in the 1950s in Zurich. Intended  journeys were recorded beforehand in a notebook that was kept in a lockable box located near the car park. The first small car sharing groups were established in Germany at the beginning of the 1990s. At […]

The still young month bestows us with beautiful, sunny September days, but the Berlin exhibition halls offer something even more interesting. The IFA had masses of novelties on hand again this year. In fields where one could hardly imagine further innovations, the producers were vying amongst themselves on a grand scale. The gap between innovators […]

Why the control of the actual data is important in the era of all pervasive data collection. Big data has moved from being a catchword for the technically savvy early-adopter to becoming a trend which effects all of us. It basically concerns the collection and analysis of huge amounts of data, from which conclusions are […]

We’re connected – with the whole world. We can share the newest holiday photos on social networks. We communicate with friends all around the world. We listen to music from the cloud. We shop online. We allow ourselves to be guided by our smartphones. 2,800,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes of data. That’s enough to fill 660 billion DVDs. […]

The bicycle market is very much on the move. The E Trend is relentless, demand is rising ceaselessly, more and more people are discovering for themselves the E-Bike as a form of transport. This trend is enormous, but it has also become well known. More interesting, however, are the trends that will be triggered as […]

  Scientists argue about the exact number, summed up there are roughly seven basic forms any story can be led back to, no matter from when or where. Those schemes are enough to reflect the thoughts which happen equally in all of us. How interesting or fascinating a story is, of course depends ona vast […]