Reading or watching the news is really no fun at the moment. Even in conversations, the mood is rather November-grey, especially when it comes to economic topics and Germany as a business location. Yet it is only October and the leaves are changing colour. So let’s go for a walk and take a relaxed optimistic look at the future. [Read more…]
Pushing innovation: the right strategic response to supply shortages
Over or not over? During the pandemic and at the beginning of the Ukraine war, I often found myself in front of empty shelves when shopping. You remember: toilet paper, noodles and later sunflower oil. And companies from B2B also complained about supply shortages – from basic raw materials to pallets or packaging material. What is the situation today and what have companies learned? [Read more…]
Digitalisation and energy saving: Can they go together?
Everyone is currently talking about saving energy, unfortunately not so much in the context of the climate crisis, but out of concern about extremely high energy costs this year and especially next year. At the same time, digitalisation is being driven forward in business and administration. Does that fit together? After all, digitalisation also consumes energy, for example in the production of digital devices, in data transmission or for cloud solutions. [Read more…]