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The German automotive industry shows how focusing on the past can stand in the way of the future

Embracing change opens the door to adopting innovations for a better future.

A world that has come to a temporary standstill

IO Columnist Bert Overlack looks back on the past year and hopes that our experiences can be leveraged to create a better and brighter future.

Corona, leadership and failure in Germany

The measures aimed at curbing the second corona wave are much less accepted by the German population than they were in spring. Columnist Bert Overlack attempts to explain why.

What does Wirecard have in common with Corona? And what start-ups can learn from it

The scandal surrounding the fraudulent German company Wirecard is not an isolated case and shares similarities with the Corona pandemic. We simply did not want to believe it.

Tomorrow is Good: No innovation without dedication, no progress without innovation

The faster and more sustainably we accept and integrate existing innovations in order to bring about a turnaround, the faster we can grow beyond ourselves - as a society, as a company, and as a person

Why would you set up a start-up during the corona crisis?

Onze columnisten werken aan oplossingen voor de problemen van deze tijd. In de rubriek Morgen Beter schrijven ze over hun ideeën en dromen voor de toekomst.

Tomorrow is good: Corona, a catalyst for innovation

We are living in pretty disruptive times. What was considered normal and a matter of course just a few weeks ago, no longer applies today. […]

Tomorrow is good: Black Swan Theory in practice

In his acclaimed book “The Black Swan,” Nassim Nicolas Taleb analyzes the influence of highly improbable events on our lives. As exemplified by the black […]

Tomorrow is good: Can we learn from our faults?

In a success-oriented society, we tend to adopt successful people as role models. By imitating what makes these people successful and adapting that to our […]

Tomorrow is Good: why rationality doesn’t help prevent mistakes and failures

More and more often colleges and universities invite me to give a guest lecture or a seminar on the themes of mistakes, the culture of […]

Tomorrow is Good: The Benefits of Mistakes and Failures lie in Learning

The topic of a “culture of error” or a “culture that allows mistakes to be made” is fashionable and has recently been discussed in many […]

Tomorrow is good: How we fail and why it matters

I regularly speak at so-called FuckUp Nights, events where people talk about failed projects and companies. I like the format very much. To be able […]

Tomorrow is better: failure as a prerequisite for future success

This week I was invited to an event during which student projects were presented and awarded prizes. Great ideas, innovative approaches to important problems of […]

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