Work Business models Urban How Fredrik Carlström built the anti-WeWork Creative ideas aren’t born in a stark and uninspiring office space. Real estate developer Fredrik Carlström is convinced of this. At the 17th European Trend Day on 10 March, Carlström will demonstrate how he creates workplaces for innovation, and how we can expect to be working after the pandemic. 04.02.2021 Learn more
Work Digitisation Technology Economy GDI-PREMIUM | GDI Premium Good leadership while working from home: behavioural economists share their tips What are the new challenges facing bosses in an age of working from home, and what does good leadership from home look like? International speakers provided answers at the 8th Academy of Behavioural Economics. The video recording is available online. 04.02.2021 Learn more
Work Society Tyler Cowen: »Will pandemic normal become just plain normal?" The world has entered a new state of paralysis, as no one knows when things will return to normal, argues economist and former GDI guest speaker Tyler Cowen in an opinion piece for the news agency Bloomberg. 14.10.2020 Learn more
Work Demography Society New GDI study "Future Skills" The new GDI "Future skills" study outlines four scenarios for the year 2050 and identifies the skills needed for these futures. Will there still be jobs for everyone? And would it be a bad thing if there weren’t? 26.05.2020 Learn more
Work Digitisation Economy Future of work: The office is in the cloud From a technical point of view, the future of work has long been here, writes GDI researcher Stefan Breit in an article. Due to the corona pandemic, the mind-shift is now following. Remote is becoming the standard, on-site the exception. An information graphic shows how and where we will work in the future. 14.05.2020 Learn more
Work Digitisation Economy What makes good remote leaders Raffaella Sadun, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, surveyed over 1,000 CEOs across six countries to answer questions about CEO effectiveness. At the 8th Academy of Behavioral Economics on 27 January 2021, Sadun will elaborate on what good leadership in pandemic times looks like. Video 11.01.2021 Learn more
Work Society The commitment of the individualists To be as individual as possible – but also to be part of a group: What sounds like squaring the circle is what we are aspiring to today. In a study, GDI researchers describe how a combination of these opposing needs could be possible. 13.11.2019 Learn more
Work Digitisation Society Technology Lord Adair Turner: “We will be able to automate away almost all of present work functions” No need to work anymore–this dream could soon become true, thanks to rapid technological progress. In a Financial Times podcast, economist Lord Adair Turner discusses the social consequences of increasingly smart AI. 18.12.2018 Learn more
Work Society Technology Economy Why robots don't make the economy more productive Despite enormous technological advances, productivity of the economy increases very slowly. Thought leader Lord Adair Turner explains this paradox here and at the GDI on 21 January, 2019. 06.12.2018 Learn more
Work Retail Technology Jan Sedlacek: “I am very critical when it comes to Silicon Valley safaris” Customer-oriented, keen to experiment and networked – Jan Sedlacek, co-founder of business consultancy Stryber, knows what makes successful executives in the digital age. In an interview with the GDI, he explains why this is less about skills than about the way of thinking. Interview 12.07.2018 Learn more