This sounds all too familiar... "[...]that feeling that you don’t belong, that you are only where you are through some clerical or other error and that one day, probably soon, you will be FOUND OUT. In other words, you are an impostor and the unmasking – with its consequent inevitable embarrassments and humiliation – is … Continue reading Eventually somebody will notice… Impostor Syndrome
Currently I am working on a project together with our partners from Crosswalk, a newly founded Zurich-based consultancy on digital maturity and digital transformation. I guess it is save to say that this is an absolutely trending topic among practitioners at the moment, however, I have been researching academic literature and it seems that the term "digital transformation" is not commonly used there.
Last week me and some colleagues travelled to beautiful and stunning Bled in Slovenia to attend the 27th Bled eConference. I was presenting my first paper on the topic "Adoption of Mobile Business Solutions and its Impact on Organizational Stakeholders" there. This was my first research and I looked into what drivers facilitate adoption and … Continue reading 27th Bled eConference
I just started out on the PhD journey and wanted to share my first impressions and learnings. So far the first six months were exciting on the one and on the other hand very challenging and veeery different to how I was working before. So here are three lessons learned that hopefully I will become … Continue reading First steps in the PhD program
Yesterday we hosted the St.Gallen Mobile Business Forum for the third time and it was a great event. My personal highlight were the many conversations I had with our clients and others interested in the topic. It was extremely inspiring and I hope the participants also had a good time. It all started on Tuesday … Continue reading Mobile Business Forum 2014
For everybody who is into the wearables hype and would like to see what's up with the latest gadgets - check out Vandrico's wearables database. It currently contains 223 devices and collects data about their potential use cases, compatibilty, connectivity and much more. Vandrico calls itself "workplace productivity innovators" and constantly seeks to explore how … Continue reading Wearable Devices Database
This short video was taken at one of our roundtables in November, right before I joined the team of Prof. Dr. Andrea Back. We try to bring decision makers from different industries together to discuss the latest trends and challenges in mobile business, in order to get ideas for our Mobile Buiness Forum and also … Continue reading Roundtable on Mobile Business
A little, cute short movie about my university. Well done! And no - we don't have that music playing in the background all day long :-) Image "Universität St.Gallen" by Kellerabteil, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0
I should be writing a paper, but ended up procrastinating. However, I found a way to embrace my procrastination and startet watching Genevieve Bell`s talk on Boredom. It`s a couple of years old, but let`s face it - this topic is timeless. Her statement "Idle & Boredom are two very different things" also stuck with … Continue reading Genevieve Bell on Boredom
While researching on wearable technology I came across the idea of transhumanism. I found it quite interesting to think about where technology enhancements on the human body might bring us to. Starting with the quantified self movement, wearables are starting to be an integral part in the lives of many people and today - just … Continue reading Transhumanism
Sabine Berghaus 