“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, substract things every day” Lao Tzu. Unlearning is not forgetting We celebrate the 168th birthday of Hermann Ebbinghaus on January 24th. He discovered the forgetting curve some 130 years ago – one hundred and thirty years ago! Analysts who promote trends like “spaced learning” or […]
The Dutch Design Week is one of the largest design events in Europe with more than 100 locations across Eindhoven sharing the work of 2,500 designers for 9 days. Colleagues from SAP Design who visited the event last year have given me the motivation to travel to Eindhoven with my family. Eindhoven is the “city […]
As part of my continuous learning I’ve participated in the openSAP course “SPARK – Ignite Your Personal Leadership Journey”. This course is currently only available for SAP internal colleagues. The course start has coincided with the beginning of a new learning journey for myself as the new head of SAP Development Learning since October 1st […]
I enjoyed three fantastic days at d.confestival in Potsdam and Berlin. The journey started with a text message from my fellowship colleagues Tatjana and Johanna who asked me whether I would like to facilitate a visual pitching session at d.confestival with them: yes, of course, fully motivated! One key take away from d.confestival is that […]
I’ve been lucky to be invited to contribute a Visual Pitching session for the participants of the Social Impact Lab. Picture source: Social Impact Lab A dozen of social startups (list of startups in German) prepared and rehearsed their pitches during that day. Dorothea Bateva shared best practices and a checklist for pitches. I’ve visualized […]
One of the value of working for a large company with an “open door” culture is the opportunity to easily connect to colleagues across business areas. E.g. you meet them as participants of a visual pitch training session. This session was again the result of knowing the chief product owner of a new cloud solution […]
Lessons learned from my 10-year anniversary When I started at SAP in January 2007 the world was a different one: Nokia achieved a 40% global market share, no smartphone believe it: no AirBnB, no WhatsApp SAP stock was at 33 EUR my kids attended kindergarten The world has changed massively since then. And the world […]
Many people feel blocked if they are asked to sketch or to draw at the office. They think “I have to be an artist” and refrain from just doing it: self-censorship applied. I’ve made the experience that you don’t have to be an artist to engage visually with customers and to tell them visual stories. With some […]
I’m currently busy working as an enablement architect for the SAP Services Delivery organization. There has never been a better time to dive into the world of corporate learning than today. Corporate learning is changing drastically, HR and learning functions are adapting to the paradigm shift driven by technology, economy, and society as outlined in the sketched […]
“Creative Confidence” by Tom and David Kelley is one of my favorite books. It’s full of practical insights and summarizes years of creative experience. The easiest way to feel the “creative confidence” is to embed creative sparks into your daily life. Tom and David Kelley describe the following strategies: “Choose creativity” > this decision has […]