Economy
for a
open society
Democracy is not just a topic for politics or the media.
It also shapes our everyday working lives - in companies, organizations and management cultures.
Terms such as participation, diversity, co-determination and freedom are not abstract ideas. They determine how people work together, how innovation is created and how sustainable companies really are.
Why this debate is important now
Our society is facing profound changes.
Technological upheaval, globalization, artificial intelligence, demographic change and the financing of our social security and pension systems pose enormous challenges for the economy and society.
Many people feel this uncertainty.
Trust is lost - in institutions, in politics, sometimes even in our own future.
At the same time, we are experiencing a public debate that is often characterized by alarmism and doomsday scenarios. But constant pessimism does not create solutions. It weakens trust, paralyzes the willingness to change and opens the door to populist simplifications.
Yet German economic history in recent decades shows something else: this country has always been particularly strong when it has met challenges with openness, innovation and confidence.
Democracy does not only begin in parliament.
But where we work.
Today, companies are far more than just market players. They shape culture, cooperation and social orientation.
Why do companies retreat at a time when employees and society are increasingly looking for attitude and orientation? Why do many organizations see themselves as „apolitical“, even though economic success is based on trust, openness, diversity and stability?
We believe:
This separation no longer works.
Because modern business needs:
- Trust
- Openness
- Diversity
- Stability
And it is precisely these foundations that are coming under increasing pressure.
What this book is about
This book is not intended as a moral appeal, but as a contribution to an economic debate.
We show why an open society is not an idealistic idea, but a key prerequisite for economic strength, innovative capacity and social stability.
Germany does not need a new culture of self-reduction.
It needs confidence in its own strengths, in its companies, its innovative power and its ability to successfully shape change.
Or to put it another way:
It's time to stop talking down to ourselves - and start thinking bigger again.
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