Benjamin recently had the idea to set up a movie series on great teaching movies at our university. Specifically it was, when we watched "Seymour. An introduction", which features Seymour Bernstein, a brilliant piano teacher, who is warm, knowledgable, encouraging, and just a simply endearing character. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCOM3wMqoHg The other movie, that we came across last … Continue reading Movies on Excellent Teaching
Especially in a job that relies on both creative ideas and crafting long texts, I find it hard to motivate myself sometimes to just sit down and do the work. And sometimes I encounter times, when I just don't feel motivated for a couple of days or even weeks to focus and start writing. I … Continue reading Inviting the motivation
This is a topic that has been around in my Facebook and Twitter stream forever, it comes up in discussions with colleagues and friends, there are countless youtube videos about it, including the most famous one, which is probably Steve Jobs "don't settle" speech: "Do what you love and you will never have to work … Continue reading Don’t do what you love? Do what you are good at
In terms of work, April was a bit quieter than the months before. Which is good to clear the head a bit and plan the main part of my dissertation. I was not very successful in this, since I also caught the first cold in three years and had to spend a couple of days … Continue reading Days like these in April 2016
The second part of our case study research that we did together with T-Systems MMS on roles, processes, and leadership in digital transformation has been published. Unfortunately, it is only accessible in German at the moment, but later this year an English translation might become available. You can download the study from this website (free, registration necessary). While … Continue reading Out Now: Case Studies on Digital Transformation
Currently I am setting up the main study of my PhD thesis and this leads me to reflecting about my own daily routines that I am following and I am also re-thinking the tools I am using and if they still support me in the best way possible. I'd be really interested in hearing what other … Continue reading Tools for a PhD student
So when some time ago I came across this post by Jason Fried on Signal vs. Noise I found myself guilty: Pushing back means you already think you know. Asking questions means you want to know. Ask more questions. Ideas are fragile. They often start powerless. They’re barely there, so easy to ignore or ship … Continue reading Food for thought: Ask more questions
A couple of years ago I found myself quite bored at work, unhappy with my projects, and I was daydreaming about travelling the world and explore how people in different countries use mobile devices and what innovative services or solutions arise that are not well-known in other parts of the country. I compiled list of cities … Continue reading Exploring digital life – 12 cities in 12 months
My daily brainfood for today is Adam Grant's Ted talk: The surprising habits of original thinkers: The first mover advantage is a myth. You don't have to be first to innovate. You just have to be different and better. My mantra "I will not doubt, nor will I fear" could be one of an original … Continue reading Monday inspiration: Habits of original thinkers (Ted Talk)
I was struggling last year to frame a sharp and well-defined dissertation topic from my research area on digital transformation. I found it hard to put that very broad field into a specific research question. I had several ideas, but none of them really worked - either there was plenty of research already available (like … Continue reading Fuzzy Front-End
Sabine Berghaus 