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During the Corona lockdown, I started to challenge myself a little bit and decided to deepen my meditation practice. It was the perfect opportunity since I had to work from home – like probably most people who worked in Information Technology.... Read More » -
My buzzword sensor detected a new expression: New Reality. If I understand correctly it’s supposed to be an umbrella term for our projections about the future. Quoting Janina Kugel‘s newspaper article: we have to define a new... Read More » -
In 1998 I had claimed that only the access to the source code of our future television sets will guarantee the independence of content and technology. Inspired by a vision on the infrastructure for the information society I had discovered on... Read More »
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Keeping the Connection The struggle is real. After 10+ weeks of working remotely, cabin fever may be setting in and people are feeling the strain. One of the things that we should be relying on right now is connection. Positive, high quality... Read More » -
A few weeks ago my son stepped on his toy fire engine. His weight distorted the small plastic axle holding the front wheel. Not even my superglue could mend it. Ok, that’s it, I thought, another contribution to our worlds ever growing pile of... Read More »
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Thinking about emotional intelligence looks like a problem that is nice to have while others don’t know how to pay their rent. The crisis is taking its toll. Factories are closing. 305 Million jobs were lost worldwide in Q2 according to Matthieu... Read More »
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Finally my son can play again with his kindergarten friends. On the first day the kids were nonstop talking. On the second day we discovered a bite on his chest resulting from a fight with another boy. The effect social distancing has on our... Read More »
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Even if life in Munich slowly returns to normality it still feels unreal. I don’t think that the meme of the new normality is going to survive once going to beer gardens, attending schools and commuting to offices will be fully possible... Read More »
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I find myself able to focus. I’ve gained this focus through opportunities afforded to me by SAP. I find myself able to focus on how fortunate I am to continue to live and breathe and work through the COVID-19 pandemic. My focus has developed... Read More » -
Last Friday my friend Jochen dropped in for a coffee at my place. We talked about life, and since we are colleagues we also discussed work related things. It feels like spring to be able to meet again in physical space. And it’s quite easy to... Read More »