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Doing Futures: Futures Thinking for Entrepreneurship

September 2, 2025

"In innovation, not speed moves us forward—but direction."...

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Circular Frontiers

July 29, 2025

The circular economy represents a fundamental departure from linear ontologies, aiming to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources....

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Gigatrends – Die Mutter allen Wandels

July 6, 2024

Die Gigatrends-Methode hilft, langfristige Entwicklungen systematisch zu verstehen und strategisch zu integrieren....

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So, I bought a black-owned business

June 15, 2024

Two years ago, four business-friends and I bought Linkfro. This linksharing platform, popular among black-German creatives, aimed to give back agency to a community in which artistic achievement and creative livelyhoods are severly dependent on platforms owned by whites. So far the mission statement...

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Zambia: Frontier of Prosperity.

December 2, 2022

Zambia transitions from anti-apartheid hub to emerging regional economic powerhouse....

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Featured stories

Doing Futures: Futures Thinking for Entrepreneurship

September 2, 2025

"In innovation, not speed moves us forward—but direction."...

Read Article

Circular Frontiers

July 29, 2025

The circular economy represents a fundamental departure from linear ontologies, aiming to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources....

Read Article

Gigatrends – Die Mutter allen Wandels

July 6, 2024

Die Gigatrends-Methode hilft, langfristige Entwicklungen systematisch zu verstehen und strategisch zu integrieren....

Read Article

So, I bought a black-owned business

June 15, 2024

Two years ago, four business-friends and I bought Linkfro. This linksharing platform, popular among black-German creatives, aimed to give back agency to a community in which artistic achievement and creative livelyhoods are severly dependent on platforms owned by whites. So far the mission statement...

Read Article

Zambia: Frontier of Prosperity.

December 2, 2022

Zambia transitions from anti-apartheid hub to emerging regional economic powerhouse....

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'Essential long-reads, essays and deep analysis that reveal critical insights for radical inspiration.

Doing Futures: Futures Thinking for Entrepreneurship

2 September 2025

"In innovation, not speed moves us forward—but direction."...

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Sustainably Superior

29 July 2025

The phenomenon of perceived decline in quality and service among favored digital platforms, airlines, and brands has become increasingly evident. Users observe that functionalities become restricted by paywalls, automated customer service dominates interactions, and the overall quality of offerings diminishes. This trend, coined "enshittification" by researcher Cory Doctorow, underscores a systemic issue: the prioritization of maximizing shareholder value (SHV). Originally posited as an economic principle, it has evolved into a pervasive ideology that impedes innovation and exacerbates social inequality. However, emerging sustainable business models, which emphasize long-term viability rather than immediate profit, present promising alternatives. This document explores how businesses can achieve success by recognizing the importance of stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the broader community....

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Circular Frontiers

29 July 2025

The circular economy represents a fundamental departure from linear ontologies, aiming to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources....

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Gigatrends – Die Mutter allen Wandels

6 July 2024

Die Gigatrends-Methode hilft, langfristige Entwicklungen systematisch zu verstehen und strategisch zu integrieren....

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ABC “Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style” by Jason Jules (Review)

16 June 2024

How Black culture reinvented and subverted the Ivy Look Named one of the best books of 2021 by The Financial Times From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to architects, philosophers and writers, Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style charts a period in American history when Black men across the country adopted the clothing of […]

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Weekenders

'Essential long-reads, essays and deep analysis that reveal critical insights for radical inspiration.

Doing Futures: Futures Thinking for Entrepreneurship

2 September 2025

"In innovation, not speed moves us forward—but direction."...

Read Article

Sustainably Superior

29 July 2025

The phenomenon of perceived decline in quality and service among favored digital platforms, airlines, and brands has become increasingly evident. Users observe that functionalities become restricted by paywalls, automated customer service dominates interactions, and the overall quality of offerings diminishes. This trend, coined "enshittification" by researcher Cory Doctorow, underscores a systemic issue: the prioritization of maximizing shareholder value (SHV). Originally posited as an economic principle, it has evolved into a pervasive ideology that impedes innovation and exacerbates social inequality. However, emerging sustainable business models, which emphasize long-term viability rather than immediate profit, present promising alternatives. This document explores how businesses can achieve success by recognizing the importance of stakeholders, including employees, customers, and the broader community....

Read Article

Circular Frontiers

29 July 2025

The circular economy represents a fundamental departure from linear ontologies, aiming to decouple economic growth from the consumption of finite resources....

Read Article

Gigatrends – Die Mutter allen Wandels

6 July 2024

Die Gigatrends-Methode hilft, langfristige Entwicklungen systematisch zu verstehen und strategisch zu integrieren....

Read Article

ABC “Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style” by Jason Jules (Review)

16 June 2024

How Black culture reinvented and subverted the Ivy Look Named one of the best books of 2021 by The Financial Times From the most avant-garde jazz musicians, visual artists and poets to architects, philosophers and writers, Black Ivy: A Revolt in Style charts a period in American history when Black men across the country adopted the clothing of […]

...

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