Denkwerkstatt für Manager

Geschwill & Nieswandt

Economy
for a
open society

A BOOK AS AN IMPULSE FOR A NEW ECONOMIC DEBATE

Our society is facing profound changes: Artificial intelligence, globalization, demographic change and the future of our social and pension systems are fundamentally changing the economy and society. Many people are experiencing these developments with uncertainty. Trust in institutions, politics and the future is dwindling. At the same time, the public debate is often dominated by crisis rhetoric and doomsday scenarios. But fear does not create solutions. It paralyzes change and strengthens populist simplifications... more

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ECONOMY & DEMOCRACY: DENKWERKSTATT SYMPOSIUM 2026
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Rainer Kern:
Jazz as a Way of Life – Our Political Cultural Work

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Stefan Kramer:
Our Freedom and Our Democracy

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Reading:
Economics for an Open Society

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Q&A with
Dr. Martina Nieswandt,
Rainer Kern, Dr. Roland Geschwill

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HANDELSBLATT // JULY 2026

The Denkwerkstatt for Managers addresses a highly topical issue: why economic strength and democratic stability are inextricably linked—and what responsibility companies bear in this regard.

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Supplement: „The Economy in Transition“ July 21, 2026
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Culture eats strategy for Breakfast
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Denkwerkstatt focus
1 Measuring and changing corporate culture

Culture change means many things:Change of perspective. Setting new standards with the power of diversity. Ideas to stand up to the competition in tomorrow's world. Above all, cultural change affects every individual in the company.

Diverse personalities are needed, who are unconventional, courageously try out new ideas and take on responsibility. This also means that classic leadership no longer works. It is being replaced by greater freedom, more responsibility for the individual, a changed error culture, knowledge sharing and the use of new technologies. Cultural change does not come "off the shelf," because every company is unique in its requirements. This is exactly how the Denkwerkstatt works.

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2 Measuring potential for peak performance

Leadership development in times of digital transformation is constantly changing. The requirements and challenges go hand in hand with cultural change.

Talents are there to be nurtured. Discovering potential, developing abilities - and respecting individuality in the process. Job profiles and processes will change, but people will be the focus more than ever. This is one of the most urgent management tasks: Developing excellent offers. The Denkwerkstatt supports you in this!

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3 Craft kit

Top performance is performance. High performance. But what does "high" mean if we can't measure performance at all?

Together with sports experts, Denkwerkstatt has combined evaluation and assessment methods from competitive sports and management to create a unique measurement tool for managers. The result is the Potential analysis PEAK-A. Of course, there are many different methods that analyze personality traits - however, the majority of these methods are based on an outdated concept of leadership and do not cover the entire spectrum required for modern management. The PEAK-A already. This is because it consists of proven and validated modern test instruments combined with an AI-based language effectiveness analysis. And this is what distinguishes the PEAK-A significantly from conventional tools. This makes the PEAK-A The company's new product range meets the changing requirements and complexity of the corporate world.

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PEAK-A

The test instrument for measuring performance development, self-reflection and recognizing "blind spots"

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Denkwerkstatt: Products and methods
Years of experience in
Cultural change
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Diagnostics for management
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Inspiration: workshop words on innovation and transformation

Denkwerkstatt Remarks: Dr. Peter Görlich

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Denkwerkstatt Remarks: Wolf Lotter

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Denkwerkstatt Remarks: Dr. Thomas Sattelberger

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Denkwerkstatt Remarks

How can "business as usual" be the right answer to questions about the future? We invited three innovative thinkers and successful doers to talk to us in the Think Tank: Dr. Peter Görlich, Wolf Lotter and Dr. Thomas Sattelberger ...

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